Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Highfield area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fairstead , and the 106th highest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield (PE30 4RB) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield (PE30 4RB), 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 Highfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ploughman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oaks Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Oaks
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glaven
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birchgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regents Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sandale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road

Data Sources

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