Total Crime Rate

349.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.1 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 349.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.5 10/10
  • Public order 70.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

South Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 10th highest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (PE30 5EP) in the last 12 months was 349.0 per 1,000 residents and was 145.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 171.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (PE30 5EP), the main crime hotspot is near Millfleet. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Millfleet Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Sisters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pleasant Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Regent Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfleet Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Millfleet Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millfleet Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millfleet —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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