Total Crime Rate
100.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cookstown Close area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hellingly , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .
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 Cookstown Close (TN33 9JS) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% higher than the Hellingly average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cookstown Close (TN33 9JS), the main crime hotspot is near Manchester Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manchester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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