Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Bailey Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Airfield , and the 86th 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 Bailey Square (PE32 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 245.6% higher than the Airfield average (25.3 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bailey Square (PE32 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Back Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bailey Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Golden Gym Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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