Total Crime Rate

636.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.4 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 636.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 316.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.4 10/10
  • Other theft 47.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Hardwick Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 4th 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 Hardwick Road (PE30 4NA) in the last 12 months was 636.1 per 1,000 residents and was 348.0% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 161.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Road (PE30 4NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 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 Hardwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merchants Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Merchants Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merchants Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Hilary Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hansa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Scania Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hardwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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