Total Crime Rate

136.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 136.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Milward Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 88th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milward Road (TN34 3RR) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 366.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.7% 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 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 Milward Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breeds Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stonefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castledown Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milward Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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