Castle (Hastings) vs Donnington

Castle (Hastings) has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,422 crimes in the last 12 months. Donnington has a safety score of 75/100 (Safe) with 155 crimes. Donnington scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Castle (Hastings) shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Donnington shows +10.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Castle (Hastings), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (812 incidents). In Donnington, it is Violent Crime (53 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Castle (Hastings) recorded 370 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Donnington recorded 27. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Castle (Hastings) totalled 812 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 53 in Donnington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Castle (Hastings) recorded 2,346 crimes (now 2,422, a change of +3.2%). Donnington recorded 140 crimes previously (now 155, +10.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Castle (Hastings) has a resolution rate of 33.7% and Donnington has 70%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Castle (Hastings) falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Donnington is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Castle (Hastings) and Donnington. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.