Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Priory Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 139th 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 Priory Road (TN34 3NN) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Baird average (114.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (TN34 3NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandown Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farley Bank (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Deepdene Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Halton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Bank Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandown Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandown Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sandown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Deepdene Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farley Bank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ann Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Old London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertsons Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Farley Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurrell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertsons Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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