Total Crime Rate
100.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Earsham Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Gaywood North Bank , and the 84th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Earsham Drive (PE30 3UZ) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 154.5% higher than the Gaywood North Bank average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earsham Drive (PE30 3UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elsing Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Draycote Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gaywood North Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earsham Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reffley Lane | — |
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