Postcode · Hunstanton
Crime in PE36 6LY
How much crime is recorded in PE36 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brancaster, Burnham Market & Docking
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,150 (2024)
PE36 6LYHunstanton
How safe is PE36 6LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE36 6LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
PE36 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary9.09.1
Other theft4.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.71.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.