Total Crime Rate
210.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middlewood 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.
View Crime In Fairstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Telford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glaven | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Three Oaks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorns | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Booth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Birchgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birchgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glaven | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glaven | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glaven | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glaven | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glaven | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birchgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
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