Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fairstead , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highfield (PE30 4RD) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield (PE30 4RD), 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 Sandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallowfield Road
Apr 2026Other crime Birchgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Oaks
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oaks Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regents Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Regents Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ploughman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sandale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sandale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandale Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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