Crap Towns / Hastings / Crime

How much crime is there in Hastings?

The police recorded 107 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hastings from September 2023 to August 2026, 40% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 45.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 116, up from 102 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	102	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	103	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	116	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	45.5	34.1
Shoplifting	13.6	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.5	7.0
Public order	9.8	6.6
Other theft	7.4	5.4
Vehicle crime	6.0	3.8
Drugs	3.5	2.4
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.7	0.8
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Eastbourne	21.7 km	112
Hastings	–	107
Bexhill-on-Sea	8.7 km	75.9
Battle	7.7 km	60.9
Tenterden	24.1 km	58.9
Hailsham	21.6 km	54.8
Polegate	23.2 km	53.9
Stone Cross	19.8 km	44.4
Heathfield	24.0 km	35.2
Littlestone-on-Sea	30.2 km	33.8
Lower Willingdon	23.3 km	32.7
The typical town	–	76.2