Total Crime Rate

514.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.7 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 514.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.2 10/10
  • Other theft 72.3 10/10
  • Public order 55.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • 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

Highgate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 7th highest crime rate of 485 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 Highgate (PE30 1PU) in the last 12 months was 514.9 per 1,000 residents and was 262.6% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 195.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate (PE30 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterloo Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlewell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlewell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littleport Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Dodmans Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Homeland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harewood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodmans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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