Total Crime Rate

304.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.9 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 304.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.5 10/10
  • Public order 42.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Drugs 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Other 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

Blackfriars Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 13th 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 Blackfriars Road (PE30 1NS) in the last 12 months was 304.9 per 1,000 residents and was 114.8% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 163.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackfriars Road (PE30 1NS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackfriars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dodmans Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodmans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littleport Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlewell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlewell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
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Data Sources

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