Total Crime Rate

32.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 32.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wootton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Gaywood North Bank , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wootton Road (PE30 3BG) in the last 12 months was 32.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Gaywood North Bank average (35.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wootton Road (PE30 3BG), the main crime hotspot is near Sandringham Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wootton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vancouver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandringham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandringham Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vancouver Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vancouver Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Nurseries Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burns Nurseries —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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