Postcode district · Hastings
Crime in TN34
How much crime is recorded in TN34, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 41,405 (2024)
TN34Postcode district · Hastings
How safe is TN34
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN34, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN34National
Violence and sexual offences34.523.6
Anti-social behaviour24.910.7
Shoplifting16.28.4
Burglary11.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Public order8.14.6
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs3.82.4
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.