Queen's Hills Crime Rate February 2025 | Monthly Statistics

In Queen's Hills, the balance between property and violent crime in February 2025 reveals a marked dominance of property-related offences, with 3 incidents recorded compared to just 1 violent crime. This stark disparity suggests a crime profile shaped by factors such as local retail activity and community dynamics. The overall crime rate of 1.3 per 1,000 residents places the area an impressive 80.6% below the UK average of 6.7 per 1,000, a figure that underscores Queen's Hills’ relative safety. The most common crime type was shoplifting, accounting for 42.9% of total reported incidents, followed by public order and anti-social behaviour, each contributing 14.3%. These patterns align with the characteristics of a built-up area within South Norfolk, where local businesses and public spaces may attract specific types of criminal activity. February, as a winter month, typically sees reduced outdoor activity and a pre-spring lull in social events, which may contribute to the subdued crime rates observed. However, the presence of shoplifting incidents, even at a rate 19% below the UK average, indicates that retail environments remain a focal point for property crime in the area. This data, when contextualised with the UK-wide averages, highlights Queen's Hills as an outlier in terms of safety, though the underlying reasons for this divergence warrant further local analysis.

February 2025 saw significant shifts in Queen's Hills’ crime mix, with shoplifting incidents surging by 100% compared to the previous month, rising from 0 to 3 cases. This increase, though modest in absolute terms, underscores a potential focus on retail environments as a hotspot for property crime. Conversely, violent crimes fell by 50%, dropping from 2 to 1 incident, a decrease that may reflect seasonal trends or local community initiatives. Public order offences also rose sharply, doubling from 0 to 1 case, a change that could be linked to specific events or changes in policing priorities. Shoplifting in Queen's Hills remains 19% below the UK average of 0.6 per 1,000, suggesting that local retailers may have effective measures in place to deter theft. Meanwhile, other crime categories such as anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences are significantly below UK averages, with the latter being 91% lower than the national figure of 2.4 per 1,000. These discrepancies highlight the unique characteristics of Queen's Hills, where property crime appears to be the primary concern, even as violent crime rates remain exceptionally low. For residents, the data indicates that shoplifting is a more immediate concern than violent incidents, a distinction that could inform targeted community safety efforts.

Queen's Hills’ crime rate in February 2025 rose by 16.5% compared to the previous month, moving from 1.1 to 1.3 per 1,000 residents. This increase, though modest, places the area’s current rate in a context where daily crime remains exceptionally low, with only 0 crimes reported per day across 28 days. Over the course of the month, one reported crime occurred for roughly every 789 residents, a monthly exposure rate that is significantly lower than the UK average. When considering the local population of 5,524, this translates to a crime environment where residents face minimal risk on a day-to-day basis. The rise in shoplifting and public order offences, despite the overall low crime rate, indicates that specific areas or activities may be attracting attention from law enforcement. This data also reveals that Queen’s Hills’ population is exposed to crime at a rate far below national levels, with violent crime being particularly rare. The contrast between this and the UK average, where violent crime rates are 2.4 per 1,000, highlights the area’s unique position as a relatively safe built-up area within South Norfolk. For local residents, these figures suggest that while vigilance is still necessary, the risk of encountering crime is markedly lower than in other parts of the country.