Total Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Princes Way area has the lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 43rd lowest 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 Princes Way (PE30 2QL) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% lower than the Gaywood Chase average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Princes Way (PE30 2QL), 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 Princes Way area

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

Data Sources

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