Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 148.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 71st highest crime rate of 285 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 Vicarage Road (TN34 3LY) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Castle average (365.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (TN34 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Thomas'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collier Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Emmanuel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plynlimmon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becket Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Milward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milward Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Pleasant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Road —
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Data Sources

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