Total Crime Rate
42.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boughton Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Airfield , and the 215th highest crime rate of 484 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 Boughton Road (PE33 9ER) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Airfield average (25.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boughton Road (PE33 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boughton Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hill (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Airfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swaffham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boughton Road | — |
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