Total Crime Rate
381.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillside Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in March North , and the 11th highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Fenland .
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 Hillside Road (PE15 8EX) in the last 12 months was 381.6 per 1,000 residents and was 308.1% higher than the March North average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -73.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside Road (PE15 8EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowlands, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Truman Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In March North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truman Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truman Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Birches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peas Hill Road | Under investigation |
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