Total Crime Rate

181.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 38th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Avenue (PE30 1EE) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Avenue (PE30 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Lynn Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purfleet Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Purfleet Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Purfleet Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Purfleet Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Purfleet Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purfleet Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purfleet
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purfleet
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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