Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edmund Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Hastings , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 289 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 Edmund Road (TN35 5LG) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Old Hastings average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edmund Road (TN35 5LG), 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 Old Hastings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Graystone Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moscow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Canute Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandown Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Athelstan Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Athelstan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Solle Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Solle Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Offa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Church Street | Under investigation |
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