Total Crime Rate

143.7 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 143.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Riversway area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in North Lynn , and the 56th 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 Riversway (PE30 2ED) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher than the North Lynn average (142.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riversway (PE30 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Lawrence Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riversway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lawrence Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Estuary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Coulton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coulton Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seabank Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seabank Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seabank Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Seabank Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Losinga Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Losinga Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Losinga Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walpole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawrence Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Edmundsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmundsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmundsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmundsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Edmundsbury Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmundsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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