Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.6 4/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillside Terrace area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Terrace (DA12 1JY) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the Denton average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Terrace (DA12 1JY), the main crime hotspot is near Home Mead Close. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Mead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Mead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Home Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Home Mead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Home Mead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Home Mead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Mead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Mead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Mead Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B261 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Hill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubbery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westhill Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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