Crime Rate in Silverhill, ward

Silverhill has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Hastings district and the 3670th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 564th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Silverhill in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Hastings district average (124.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Silverhill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Silverhill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.