Total Crime Rate

457.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 457.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 240.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Saltpans Close area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in North Lynn , and the 7th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltpans Close (PE30 2AT) in the last 12 months was 457.4 per 1,000 residents and was 221.2% higher than the North Lynn average (142.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 158.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 147.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltpans Close (PE30 2AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saltpans Close, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawrence Road (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saltpans Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lansdowne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Anderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Anderson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Anderson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawrence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lawrence Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sir Lewis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltpans Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Saltpans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sir Lewis Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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