Town, South Lynn & West Lynn
Middle areaWest King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 11,065 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 3% of people in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn at a rate of 234.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.7 per 1,000 people across King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 952 |
| Other crime | 494 |
| Shoplifting | 418 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 264 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 195 |
| Drug offences | 117 |
| Burglary | 53 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Robbery | 26 |
| Theft from the person | 24 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Town, South Lynn & West Lynn compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Town, South Lynn & West Lynn safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn at a rate of 234.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.7 per 1,000 people across King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 244 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (952), other crime (494) and shoplifting (418).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
These figures are published for the whole of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of King's Lynn and West Norfolk and not Town, South Lynn & West Lynn alone. See King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn in brief
The median price paid for a home in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn was £170,000 in 2025.
Town, South Lynn & West Lynn had 10,886 usual residents at the census.
About 3% of people in Town, South Lynn & West Lynn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Town, South Lynn & West Lynn, 82.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.