Total Crime Rate

174.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 174.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Albert Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 38th highest crime rate of 485 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 174.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% 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 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 Albert Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
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Data Sources

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