Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Becket Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 121st highest crime rate of 289 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 Becket Close (TN34 3UE) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Becket Close (TN34 3UE), 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 Becket Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quarry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Mews 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stonefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hughenden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hughenden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hughenden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milward Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Emmanuel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gladstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitefriars Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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