Total Crime Rate

286.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

224.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 286.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 224.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barton Court area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fairstead , and the 15th highest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Court (PE30 4TF) in the last 12 months was 286.0 per 1,000 residents and was 266.6% 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 223.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Court (PE30 4TF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bure Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawston Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sawston Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sawston Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breydon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Silver Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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