Total Crime Rate

250.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 250.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gayton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairstead , and the 22nd 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 Gayton Road (PE30 4EN) in the last 12 months was 250.6 per 1,000 residents and was 197.1% higher than the Fairstead average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 206.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gayton Road (PE30 4EN), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gayton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Baldwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glaven Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Three Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wheelwright Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mulberry Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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