Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.0 3/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Church Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollington , and the 41st 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 Old Church Road (TN38 9HD) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% lower than the Hollington average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Road (TN38 9HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marline Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willingdon Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beecham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willingdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willingdon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norfolk Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ormerod Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marline Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beecham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marline Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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