Total Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 156.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Other crime 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Howards Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Brancaster , and the 49th highest crime rate of 484 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 Howards Close (PE36 6HR) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 147.0% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howards Close (PE36 6HR), the main crime hotspot is near Sandringham Grove, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howards Close area

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Data Sources

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