Crime Rate in Fairstead, ward

Fairstead has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 wards in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district and the 2474th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 217th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Fairstead in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Fairstead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 317 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Fairstead ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Mulberry Road, with 71 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ploughman Road (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.