Total Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.8 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 203.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 122.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Russell Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 29th 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 Russell Street (PE30 5PH) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (PE30 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exton'S Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital Walk
Apr 2026Drugs Bransby Close Local resolution
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 2026Public order Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Argyle Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Other crime Exton'S Gardens Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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