Total Crime Rate

175.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Burglary 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skilmans Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Halesworth & Blything , and the 40th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skilmans Hill (IP18 6EY) in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 338.4% higher than the Halesworth & Blything average (40.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skilmans Hill (IP18 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skilmans Hill area

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Data Sources

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