Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hillyglen Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Braybrooke , and the 126th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillyglen Close (TN34 1XU) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% higher than the Braybrooke average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillyglen Close (TN34 1XU), the main crime hotspot is near Holmesdale Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillyglen Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amherst Gardens
Sep 2025Public order Braybrooke Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Braybrooke Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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