Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 66.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Milward Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milward Road (TN34 3RR) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milward Road (TN34 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterworks Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Passage —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pelham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pelham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becket Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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