Total Crime Rate

279.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 279.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 141.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Scania Way area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Airfield , and the 16th 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 Scania Way (PE30 4LR) in the last 12 months was 279.0 per 1,000 residents and was 995.8% higher than the Airfield average (25.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scania Way (PE30 4LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Hilary Park Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scania Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Hilary Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Hilary Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Hilary Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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