Postcode · King's Lynn
Crime in PE30 4QA
How much crime is recorded in PE30 4QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gaywood Chase & Old Gaywood
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,612 (2024)
How safe is PE30 4QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE30 4QA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PE30 4QANational
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Public order5.04.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other crime3.11.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft1.64.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.