This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.34 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.34 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Hastings
Crime trends · Hastings
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
239
YoY -22%
ASB
175
YoY +82%
Vehicle Crime
40
YoY +60%
Burglary
19
YoY +46%
Criminal damage
73
YoY -10%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
892
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Hastings
Ethnicity
Total residents: 90,965
White Brit.85.1%
Other White5.2%
Other Asian1.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 7.4%
Religion
Total residents: 90,953
No religion51.4%
Christian37.9%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 91,030
50–6421.7%
35–4918.7%
25–3412.5%
65–7411.3%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 40,559
Other20.6%
Any member 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%