Total Crime Rate

651.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 651.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 143.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.6 10/10
  • Public order 66.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.5 10/10
  • Other theft 56.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Armstrong Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollington , and the 9th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armstrong Close (TN38 9ST) in the last 12 months was 651.3 per 1,000 residents and was 463.5% higher than the Hollington average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -64.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 169.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Close (TN38 9ST), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armstrong Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silvan Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silvan Road —
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Data Sources

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