Crime Rates at Old London Road, Hastings, TN35 5LX

Old London Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Hastings , and the 75th 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 5LX) in the last 12 months was 152.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Old Hastings average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old London Road (TN35 5LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halton Crescent, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farley Bank (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.