Total Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.4 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 147.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hardwick Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 47th 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 Hardwick Road (PE30 5BB) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Road (PE30 5BB), the main crime hotspot is near Southgate Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hardwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Guanock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ethel Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Everard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Checker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Horsley'S Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsley'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guanock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guanock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guanock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Everard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Public order Horsley'S Chase Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pleasant Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Argyle Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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