Total Crime Rate

884.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 884.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 248.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 225.4 10/10
  • Public order 98.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.6 10/10
  • Other crime 52.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
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

Baker Lane 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 Baker Lane (PE30 1HY) 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 Baker Lane (PE30 1HY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baker Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Purfleet Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order White Lion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burtons Court —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons White Lion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Page Stair Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Page Stair Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purfleet Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purfleet —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tuesday Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burtons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonegate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burtons Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stonegate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burtons Court Local resolution
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Data Sources

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