Total Crime Rate
189.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old London Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Baird , and the 55th 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 Old London Road (TN35 5BD) in the last 12 months was 189.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% higher than the Baird average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old London Road (TN35 5BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandown Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baird| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Victoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moscow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Graystone Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Solle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Athelstan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Solle Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Canute Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hemingford Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Offa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athelstan Road | β |
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