Crime Rate in Wissey, ward

Wissey has the 6th lowest crime rate of 35 wards in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district and the 511th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wissey in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wissey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wissey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Oak Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.