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Crime in Hastings by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,058crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+12%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Clive Valelowest rate100.3 per 1,000 a year
159.6middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: St Helen's (-20%), Silverhill (-11%) and St Leonards Green (-7%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Old TownTN34 · 9,592 residents 371.1▲ 11%anti-social behaviour
2BaldslowTN37 · 4,037 residents 238.8▲ 6%violence
3BohemiaTN34 · 15,319 residents 237.9▲ 11%violence
4St LeonardsTN37 · 47,564 residents 215▲ 11%violence
5HastingsTN34 · 49,976 residents 208.5▲ 10%violence
6West MarinaTN38 · 5,344 residents 187.9▲ 20%violence
7High WickhamTN35 · 10,542 residents 175.3▲ 16%anti-social behaviour
8CastlehamTN38 · 5,765 residents 167.2▲ 43%violence
9Silverhill ParkTN37 · 8,727 residents 165▲ 29%violence
10West HillTN34 · 17,949 residents 162.5▲ 9%anti-social behaviour
11TilekilnTN38 · 8,741 residents 162.5▲ 39%violence
12Harley ShuteTN38 · 5,365 residents 159.6▲ 5%violence
13FilshamTN38 · 5,365 residents 158.8▲ 35%violence
14Bachelor's BumpTN35 · 1,736 residents 149.80%violence
15BulverhytheTN38 · 3,411 residents 141.9▼ 2%violence
16HollingtonTN37 · 13,248 residents 135.9▲ 40%violence
17St Leonards GreenTN38 · 13,576 residents 128.5▼ 7%violence
18SilverhillTN37 · 13,908 residents 125.7▼ 11%violence
19BelmontTN35 · 9,394 residents 125.6▲ 14%violence
20BlacklandsTN34 · 15,275 residents 116.8▲ 11%violence
21BroomgroveTN34 · 17,999 residents 113.8▲ 3%violence
22OreTN35 · 13,483 residents 108.9▲ 1%violence
23St Helen'sTN34 · 5,217 residents 101.2▼ 20%violence
24Clive ValeTN35 · 9,411 residents 100.3▲ 10%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Hastings have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Clive Vale, St Helen's, Ore, Broomgrove and Blacklands.

Which areas of Hastings have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Old Town, Baldslow, Bohemia, St Leonards and Hastings.

Is crime going up or down in Hastings?

Across Hastings, 4,058 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 12% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.