Total Crime Rate
28.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King John Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around King John Avenue (PE30 4QA) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% lower than the Gaywood Chase average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King John Avenue (PE30 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Helena Anderson Court, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bagge Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gaywood Clock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Helena Anderson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Helena Anderson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Mary Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Helena Anderson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bagge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bagge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagge Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bagge Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasance Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasance Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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