Crime Rates at Butterwick, King's Lynn, PE30 4RF

Butterwick area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairstead , and the 60th highest crime rate of 484 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 Butterwick (PE30 4RF) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% higher than the Fairstead average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 460.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterwick (PE30 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchgrove Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ploughman Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.