Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Nelson Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 124th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Road (TN34 3RX) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (TN34 3RX), 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 Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milward Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Milward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waldegrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Andrews Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Andrews Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Street —
Apr 2026Burglary 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 2026Public order Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becket Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Road —
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Data Sources

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