Total Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

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 30.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Persimmon area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fairstead , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 485 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 Persimmon (PE30 4SS) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Persimmon (PE30 4SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulberry Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birchgrove Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Persimmon area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glaven β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glaven Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hickory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Birchgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mulberry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchgrove Road β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ploughman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oaks Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ploughman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Three Oaks Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Oaks β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Highfield Under investigation

Data Sources

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