Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waveney Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Brancaster , and the 144th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waveney Road (PE36 5DF) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Brancaster average (63.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waveney Road (PE36 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crescent Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evans Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waveney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waveney Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waveney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homefields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Evans Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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