Crime Rate in Methwold, ward

Methwold has the 16th lowest crime rate of 35 wards in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district and the 1801st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 280th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Methwold in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Methwold’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Methwold ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near West End, with 10 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brandon Road (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.