Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 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 140.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Castle Hill Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 78th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Hill Road (TN34 3RB) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Castle average (365.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill Road (TN34 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Place (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Milward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pelham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pelham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Gardens —
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Data Sources

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