Hastings crime stats
The overall crime rate in Hastings city is 153.6 crimes per 1,000 which is 153% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 4.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 31.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 134% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 94.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Shoplifting crime rate is at 223% of national crime rate which puts Hastings on 9. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Shoplifting crime makes up 12.8% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 shoplifting crime totalled 1.7k representing an increase 25.5% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Hastings city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|
| Violent crime | 31.2% | 44. highest | 134% | 4.1k | 1.9% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 20.0% | 9. highest | 192% | 2.6k | 57.0% |
| Shoplifting crime | 12.8% | 9. highest | 223% | 1.7k | 25.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.5% | 15. highest | 163% | 977 | -1.4% |
| Public order crime | 7.4% | 25. highest | 163% | 964 | 12.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 5.4% | 16. highest | 161% | 709 | 72.9% |
| Other theft crime | 4.9% | 48. highest | 113% | 646 | 4.5% |
| Drugs crime | 2.8% | 49. highest | 127% | 369 | 23.4% |
| Burglary crime | 2.6% | 45. highest | 107% | 339 | 25.6% |
| Other crime | 1.9% | 40. highest | 130% | 244 | 10.9% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 1.4% | 8. highest | 215% | 185 | 18.6% |
| Robbery crime | 1.3% | 30. highest | 136% | 165 | 94.1% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.5% | 40. lowest | 97% | 71 | -4.1% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.4% | 37. lowest | 34% | 50 | -5.7% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Hastings crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Hastings city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Hastings city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Hastings city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 30.7 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11.5 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 11.3 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 19.6 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 8.3 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 47.9 | 35.7 |
Hastings overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Hastings crime rate comparison map
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