Total Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillcrest area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 187th highest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest (PE38 9ND) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Downham Old Town average (110.8 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillcrest (PE38 9ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Matisse Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bexwell Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Landseer Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Matisse Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elderflower Way | — |
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