Total Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hillfields area has the 12th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 57th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

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 Hillfields (NR19 1UE) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Dereham Neatherd average (135.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillfields (NR19 1UE), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lisbon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strasbourg Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lisbon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brussels Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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