Total Crime Rate

509.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 509.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.9 8/10
  • Public order 38.9 10/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
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

Hillington Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 6th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

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 Hillington Square (PE30 5HY) in the last 12 months was 509.0 per 1,000 residents and was 211.7% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 266.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillington Square (PE30 5HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillington Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burtons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Burtons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Lynn Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saturday Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St James Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfleet Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfleet Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Millfleet Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burtons Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burtons Court
Sep 2025Bicycle theft College Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stonegate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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