Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.42 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.42 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Crime trends · King's Lynn and West Norfolk
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
272
YoY stable
ASB
69
YoY -27%
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY -12%
Burglary
35
YoY +169%
Criminal damage
51
YoY -24%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
36
YoY +64%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · burglary rising
668
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Ethnicity
Total residents: 154,311
White Brit.88.8%
Other White6.1%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
Total residents: 154,349
Christian52.4%
No religion39.5%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 154,341
50–6421.2%
35–4916.7%
65–7413.3%
25–3411.5%
75–849.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 67,398
Any member 66+15.8%
All members 66+13.8%
Other13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
