Total Crime Rate

670.9 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 670.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 354.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Public order 53.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
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

Oldmedow Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 3rd 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 Oldmedow Road (PE30 4LH) in the last 12 months was 670.9 per 1,000 residents and was 310.9% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 158.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldmedow Road (PE30 4LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwick Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oldmedow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Hilary Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hardwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Hilary Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Hilary Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hardwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merchants Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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