Crime Rates at Purfleet Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1HL

Purfleet 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 Purfleet Street (PE30 1HL) 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 Purfleet Street (PE30 1HL), 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.