Total Crime Rate
30.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middlewood area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Fairstead , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middlewood (PE30 4RT) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% lower than the Fairstead average (84.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middlewood (PE30 4RT), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fernlea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birchgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Birchgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elmstead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Isabella Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorns | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Telford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seaman Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seaman Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Birchgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
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