Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Population
90,959
Murder rate
0.0
Burglary rate
238.6
Drug offences rate
313.3
Weapon offences rate
135.2
All crime rates are the total number of reported incidents per 100,000 population
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The crime rate in Hastings is 10,540 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending July 2022. In the year ending July 2022, there were 9,587 incidents of crime, a 550 increase in incidents when compared to the previous year. Compare crime rate by area.
The number of incidents of crime in Hastings grew by 6.1% between the years ending July 2021 and July 2022. Between 2011 and 2021, crime incidents on average grew by 3.2% per year.
There were 3,931 violent crime incidents (violent crime rate 4,322) in Hastings in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Hastings is about a 4.32% chance per year.
There were 2,092 incidents of theft (theft crime rate 2,300) in Hastings in the year ending July 2022. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Hastings is about a 2.30% chance per year.
Between the year ending July 2021 and the year ending July 2022, there was an overall 6% growth in crime in Hastings. In England, crime increased by 11.3% year on year.
The fastest-growing type of crime in Hastings is All other theft offences which changed by 32.8% in the last year. In England, the largest growing type of crime was Theft from the person which changed by 63.8% in the last year
The type of crime that saw the biggest reduction in the last year in Hastings was Non-residential burglary which changed by -48.5% in the last year. In England, the largest declinings type of crime was Drug offences which decreased by 12.2% in the last year
Incidents of violence with injury in Hastings have risen by 60.9% between 2011 and 2021 from 736 to 1,184 incidents per year. Murders or homicides have decreased by 50.0% from 2 to 1 per year.
Stabbings and shootings in Hastings are grouped into either violence resulting in injury if wounding occurred, or homicide if death occurred.
Violence crimes include Violence with injury (wounding and assault with minor injury), violence without injury (where the victim is punched, kicked, pushed or jostled with no resulting injury), homicide, death or serious injury by dangerous driving, and stalking and harassment.
Incidents of Residential Burglary in Hastings have fallen by 20.2% between 2011 and 2021 from 247 to 197 incidents per year. Incidents of vehicle theft have decreased by 3.9% from 588 to 565 per year.
Theft crimes include Bicycle theft, Domestic burglary, Vehicle-related theft offences and other household theft offences. Domestic burglary figures are not available for 2018.
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Recorded incidents of crime in Hastings between June 2021 and July 2022, split by type of crime. Includes total incidents of crime, crime rate (incidents per 100,000 population), and incidents as a percentage of the total number of crimes.
Type | Incidents | crime rate | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence without injury | 1,511 | 1,661 | 16% |
| Criminal damage | 1,271 | 1,397 | 13% |
| Stalking and harassment | 1,213 | 1,334 | 13% |
| Public order offences | 1,208 | 1,328 | 13% |
| Violence with injury | 1,207 | 1,327 | 13% |
| All other theft offences | 797 | 876 | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 533 | 586 | 6% |
| Vehicle offences | 436 | 479 | 5% |
| Sexual offences | 405 | 445 | 4% |
| Drug offences | 285 | 313 | 3% |
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2022. ONS Local statistics, Home Office - Police Recorded Crime