Total Crime Rate

167.6 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 167.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.2 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kings Staithe Square area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Staithe Square (PE30 1RD) in the last 12 months was 167.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Staithe Square (PE30 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Purfleet. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Staithe Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order White Lion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuesday Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tuesday Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tuesday Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Tuesday Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Page Stair Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Page Stair Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons White Lion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purfleet
Sep 2025Drugs White Lion Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saturday Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Trenowath Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Market Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Purfleet
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purfleet Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuesday Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuesday Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuesday Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burtons Court
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burtons Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burtons Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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