Crime Rates at Nelson Street, King's Lynn, PE30 5DY

Nelson Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Street (PE30 5DY) in the last 12 months was 167.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (PE30 5DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Purfleet, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millfleet (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.