Total Crime Rate
272.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastfields Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 19th 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 Eastfields Close (PE30 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 112.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastfields Close (PE30 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Helena Anderson Court, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gaywood Chase| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Helena Anderson Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | River Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | River Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helena Anderson Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Helena Anderson Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Helena Anderson Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newton Court | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Helena Anderson Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastfields Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lynn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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