Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillington Square area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 224th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillington Square (PE30 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillington Square (PE30 5HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Millfleet. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hillington Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Lynn Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Regent Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Everard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Everard Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saturday Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gurney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft College Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Millfleet Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfleet Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfleet Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tower Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St James Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonegate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Stonegate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

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