Total Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 188.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whitefriars Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 56th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitefriars Road (TN34 3LA) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Castle average (342.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitefriars Road (TN34 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitefriars Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Turing Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turing Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milward Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emmanuel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emmanuel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gladstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quarry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitefriars Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plynlimmon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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