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

Hamlin Way 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 Hamlin Way (PE30 4NG) 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 Hamlin Way (PE30 4NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hamlin Way, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hodgson Way (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamlin Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodgson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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