Crime Rate in The Woottons, ward

The Woottons has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 35 wards in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district and the 442nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 45th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in The Woottons in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, The Woottons’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the The Woottons ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stody Drive. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.