Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Milton Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 138th highest crime rate of 484 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 Milton Avenue (PE30 2QH) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Avenue (PE30 2QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dodmans Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dodmans Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tennyson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gaywood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodmans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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