Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 72.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Drift area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Dersingham , and the 114th highest crime rate of 485 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drift (PE31 7DT) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 184.0% higher than the Dersingham average (25.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drift (PE31 7DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnyside Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pound Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Drift area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dewdrop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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