Fairstead & Springwood
Middle areaNorth west King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 9,287 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Fairstead & Springwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Fairstead & Springwood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fairstead & Springwood at a rate of 90.9 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 | 409 |
| Other crime | 153 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 110 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 87 |
| Drug offences | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Fairstead & Springwood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Fairstead & Springwood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fairstead & Springwood at a rate of 90.9 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, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fairstead & Springwood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (409), other crime (153) and anti-social behaviour (110).
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 Fairstead & Springwood alone. See King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Fairstead & Springwood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Fairstead & Springwood was £197,500 in 2025.
Fairstead & Springwood had 9,089 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Fairstead & Springwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Fairstead & Springwood, 52.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.