Hellingly vs Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton

Hellingly has a safety score of 39/100 (Below Average) and recorded 514 crimes in the last 12 months. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton has a safety score of 93/100 (Very Safe) with 34 crimes. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hellingly shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton shows -5.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hellingly, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (240 incidents). In Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton, it is Violent Crime (7 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hellingly recorded 106 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton recorded 7. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hellingly totalled 240 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 7 in Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hellingly recorded 597 crimes (now 514, a change of -13.9%). Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton recorded 36 crimes previously (now 34, -5.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Hellingly has a resolution rate of 38.1% and Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton has 100%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hellingly falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Hellingly and Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.