Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Milward Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 109th highest crime rate of 285 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 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milward Road (TN34 3RS), 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 Milward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stonefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Andrews Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Andrews Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Andrews Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterworks Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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