Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gaywood Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 135th highest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gaywood Road (PE30 2PR) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower than the Gaywood Chase average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaywood Road (PE30 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gaywood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Drive —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Smith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Highgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harewood Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dodmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harewood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harewood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodwark Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodmans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dodmans Close Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smith Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlewell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Homeland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Littleport Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kettlewell Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaywood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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