Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitefriars Cottages area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 50th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitefriars Cottages (PE30 5AT) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Gaywood Chase average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitefriars Cottages (PE30 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Millfleet. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitefriars Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lynwood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guanock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guanock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Guanock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Everard Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Everard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Millfleet Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millfleet Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfleet Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lynwood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gurney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Lynn Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonegate Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonegate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Winfarthing Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pleasant Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stonegate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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