Total Crime Rate

349.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 349.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.5 10/10
  • Public order 70.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Railway Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 10th 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 Railway Road (PE30 1NF) in the last 12 months was 349.0 per 1,000 residents and was 145.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 171.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Road (PE30 1NF), 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 Railway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlewell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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