Crime Rate in Heacham, ward

Heacham has the 11th lowest crime rate of 35 wards in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district and the 1184th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 176th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heacham in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heacham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heacham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Canon Pott Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.