Total Crime Rate

200.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Church Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollington , and the 46th 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 Old Church Road (TN38 9HA) in the last 12 months was 200.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% higher than the Hollington average (108.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Road (TN38 9HA), the main crime hotspot is near Bellingham Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Battle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauchamp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamp Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willingdon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2159 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bellingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Edward Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wishing Tree Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Old Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hollington Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollington Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marline Road —
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Data Sources

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