Total Crime Rate

1165.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

507.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1165.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 507.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 395.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 392.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.5 10/10
  • Public order 96.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.5 10/10
  • Drugs 48.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Austin Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the highest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Austin Street (PE30 1AS) in the last 12 months was 1165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 721.1% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 507.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austin Street (PE30 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Yard (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Austin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Keeble Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hextable Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlewell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burkitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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