Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Hastings , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (TN34 3JE) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Old Hastings average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (TN34 3JE), the main crime hotspot is near Halton Crescent. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egremont Place —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bembrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ore —
Sep 2025Public order Halton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hurrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Halton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View —
Sep 2025Other theft Broomgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Broomgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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