Total Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Persimmon 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Fairstead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glaven | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ploughman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glaven | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glaven | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hickory Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birchgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mulberry Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mulberry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Three Oaks | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchgrove Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchgrove Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchgrove Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchgrove Road | β |
| 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 | Three Oaks | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ploughman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Three Oaks | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Three Oaks | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caxton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Highfield | Under investigation |
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