Total Crime Rate

286.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 286.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gayton Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fairstead , and the 15th highest crime rate of 485 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 286.0 per 1,000 residents and was 266.6% higher than the Fairstead average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 223.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gayton Road (PE30 4EN), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 22 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mulberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glaven —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oaks Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Oaks —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Suffolk Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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