Total Crime Rate
176.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Higham 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.
View Crime In Fairstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Walpole Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchgrove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallowfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallowfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallowfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Leafield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birchgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ploughman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ploughman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ploughman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ploughman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchgrove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchgrove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchgrove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walpole Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walpole Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walpole Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walpole Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walpole Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallowfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sandale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highfield | Under investigation |
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