Central Hastings
Middle areaSouth Hastings. 6,861 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central Hastings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Hastings
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Hastings at a rate of 458.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 146.8 per 1,000 people across Hastings.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 803 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 689 |
| Shoplifting | 653 |
| Other crime | 458 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 157 |
| Vehicle crime | 106 |
| Burglary | 104 |
| Drug offences | 88 |
| Robbery | 67 |
| Theft from the person | 23 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Hastings compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Hastings safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Hastings at a rate of 458.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 146.8 per 1,000 people across Hastings.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 415 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Hastings.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (803), anti-social behaviour (689) and shoplifting (653).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hastings
These figures are published for the whole of Hastings, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hastings and not Central Hastings alone. See Hastings
Central Hastings in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Hastings was £207,500 in 2025.
Central Hastings had 6,877 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central Hastings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Hastings, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.