Total Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harold Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harold Road (TN35 5HG) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the Baird average (114.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harold Road (TN35 5HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brackendale (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hastings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinders Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brackendale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pinders Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Graystone Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shaw Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Athelstan Road | Under investigation |
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