Total Crime Rate

176.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 176.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Higham Green area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fairstead , and the 37th highest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higham Green (PE30 4RX) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higham Green (PE30 4RX), 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 Higham Green area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Walpole Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallowfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Leafield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birchgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ploughman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walpole Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sandale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Under investigation

Data Sources

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