Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buttercup Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Gaywood Chase , and the 105th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buttercup Lane (PE34 3LU) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Gaywood Chase average (163.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Lane (PE34 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Poppyfields. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttercup Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Poppyfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowdrop Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppyfields Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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