Crime Rates at Harold Road, Hastings, TN35 5NL

Harold Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Hastings , and the 61st highest crime rate of 285 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 Harold Road (TN35 5NL) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% higher than the Old Hastings average (107.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harold Road (TN35 5NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Wickham, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robertsons Hill (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.