Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 193.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Herbert Ward Way area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Clenchwarton , and the 30th 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 Herbert Ward Way (PE34 4ER) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 497.2% higher than the Clenchwarton average (32.4 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 Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herbert Ward Way (PE34 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Alan Jarvis Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Herbert Ward Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Ward Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Alan Jarvis Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alan Jarvis Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alma Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alan Jarvis Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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