Total Crime Rate
110.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gayton Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 71st highest crime rate of 484 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 Gayton Road (PE30 4EA) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gayton Road (PE30 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Helena Anderson Court. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gaywood Chase| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Helena Anderson Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pleasance Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | River Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaywood Hall Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helena Anderson Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Helena Anderson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lynn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Helena Anderson Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Helena Anderson Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaywood Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaywood Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gaywood Hall Drive | Under investigation |
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