Total Crime Rate
884.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 484 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 High Street (PE30 1BE) in the last 12 months was 884.4 per 1,000 residents and was 441.7% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 341.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (PE30 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Yard (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gaywood Chase| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Purfleet | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purfleet | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purfleet | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trenowath Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purfleet | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | White Lion Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Market Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Purfleet | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purfleet | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | White Lion Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Burtons Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burtons Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burtons Court | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burtons Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Saturday Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Purfleet | Under investigation |
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