Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillside Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Drive (DA12 1NY) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower than the Denton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Drive (DA12 1NY), the main crime hotspot is near The Sandpipers. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Porchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Porchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B261 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sandpipers Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Porchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milton Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wye Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hillside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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