Total Crime Rate

636.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.4 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 636.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 316.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.4 10/10
  • Other theft 47.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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

St Michaels Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 4th 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 St Michaels Road (PE30 5HE) in the last 12 months was 636.1 per 1,000 residents and was 348.0% higher than the Gaywood Chase average (142.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 161.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Road (PE30 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saddlebow Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burney Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Portway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Panton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Portway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wisbech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Morleys Leet Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whalers Farrow —
Apr 2026Drugs Kitchener Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Metcalf Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery George Morley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beloe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beloe Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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