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

Wellington Gardens 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 Wellington Gardens (TN34 3RL) 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 Wellington Gardens (TN34 3RL), the main crime hotspot is near Waterworks Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Stonefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stonefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castledown Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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