Old Hastings
Middle areaSouth east Hastings. 7,136 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Old Hastings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Old Hastings
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Hastings at a rate of 114.3 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 | 232 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 202 |
| Other crime | 153 |
| Vehicle crime | 92 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 71 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Old Hastings compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Old Hastings safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Old Hastings at a rate of 114.3 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, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Old Hastings.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (232), anti-social behaviour (202) and other crime (153).
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 Old Hastings alone. See Hastings
Old Hastings in brief
The median price paid for a home in Old Hastings was £300,000 in 2025.
Old Hastings had 7,293 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Old Hastings live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Old Hastings, 87.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.