Total Crime Rate

182.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Austin Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 37th 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 Austin Street (PE30 1QH) in the last 12 months was 182.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 94.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austin Street (PE30 1QH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Austin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cresswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Street
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Lynn Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burkitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dodmans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dodmans Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodmans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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