Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 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 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 122nd 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 2PX) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaywood Road (PE30 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gaywood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gaywood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King George V Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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