Total Crime Rate

210.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middlewood area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairstead , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 484 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 Middlewood (PE30 4RS) in the last 12 months was 210.7 per 1,000 residents and was 149.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewood (PE30 4RS), the main crime hotspot is near Mulberry Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middlewood area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Telford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glaven Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Three Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elmstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Booth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Birchgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Birchgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaven Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mulberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birchgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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