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Crime in PE38

How much crime is recorded in PE38, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Region
East of England
Population
22,578 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE38

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE38, 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

PE38National
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% 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.

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