Crime Rate in Massingham with Castle Acre, ward

Massingham with Castle Acre has the lowest crime rate of 35 wards in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district and the 320th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 19th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Massingham with Castle Acre in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Massingham with Castle Acre’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Massingham with Castle Acre ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Archer Lane, with 7 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Massingham Road (3 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.