Crime Rate in St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas, ward

St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas has the highest crime rate of 35 wards in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district and the 149th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 12th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas in the last 12 months was 267.0 per 1,000 residents and was 295.7% higher than the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 650 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 12 cases , up 140.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -31.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 854 (≈ 134.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 128 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.