Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Milward Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 133rd 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 3RS) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milward Road (TN34 3RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterworks Road, where police recorded 86 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stonefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castledown Avenue 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square β€”
Sep 2025Public order St Andrews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethune Way β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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