Hellingly vs St Helens

Hellingly has a safety score of 20/100 (High Crime) and recorded 670 crimes in the last 12 months. St Helens has a safety score of 69/100 (Safe) with 199 crimes. St Helens scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hellingly shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. St Helens shows +11.8% (rising). 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 (296 incidents). In St Helens, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (58 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hellingly recorded 134 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Helens recorded 58. 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 296 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 55 in St Helens. 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 696 crimes (now 670, a change of -3.7%). St Helens recorded 178 crimes previously (now 199, +11.8%).

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 14.7% and St Helens has 36.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hellingly falls within the Sussex Police boundary. St Helens is covered by Sussex 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 St Helens. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.