Crime Rates at Hillside, Swaffham, PE37 7QU

Hillside area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

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 Hillside (PE37 7QU) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Swaffham average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside (PE37 7QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwich Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Box'S Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.