Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 124.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • 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
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 90th highest crime rate of 289 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 Road (TN34 3RN) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (TN34 3RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonefield Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castledown Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milward Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milward Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Milward Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milward Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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