Total Crime Rate
146.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rye Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rye Road (TN35 5DA) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Baird average (114.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rye Road (TN35 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brightling Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hastings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mountbatten Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crowborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crowborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Top Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Top Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brightling Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchill Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeds Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rock Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rock Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Churchill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Avenue | Under investigation |
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