Total Crime Rate

269.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.7 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 269.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Drugs 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Three Oaks area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fairstead , and the 18th 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 Three Oaks (PE30 4QU) in the last 12 months was 269.5 per 1,000 residents and was 245.4% higher than the Fairstead average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Three Oaks (PE30 4QU), the main crime hotspot is near Birchgrove Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Three Oaks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glaven —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oaks Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Oaks —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ploughman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Birchgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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