Total Crime Rate

169.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Burglary 41.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bircham Road area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Dersingham , and the 41st highest crime rate of 484 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 Bircham Road (PE31 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 169.4 per 1,000 residents and was 521.5% higher than the Dersingham average (27.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bircham Road (PE31 7NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bircham Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bircham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bircham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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