Castle (Hastings) vs Regency Seafront

Castle (Hastings) has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,422 crimes in the last 12 months. Regency Seafront has a safety score of 69/100 (Safe) with 178 crimes. Regency Seafront 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. Regency Seafront shows +30.9% (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 Regency Seafront, it is Violent Crime (74 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 Regency Seafront recorded 40. 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 74 in Regency Seafront. 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%). Regency Seafront recorded 136 crimes previously (now 178, +30.9%).

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 Regency Seafront has 57.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Castle (Hastings) falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Regency Seafront 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 Regency Seafront. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.