Hunstanton
Middle areaNorth King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 5,149 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 28 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 81% of people in Hunstanton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hunstanton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hunstanton at a rate of 67.6 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 | 146 |
| Other crime | 71 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hunstanton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hunstanton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hunstanton at a rate of 67.6 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, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hunstanton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (146), other crime (71) and criminal damage and arson (50).
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 Hunstanton alone. See King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Hunstanton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hunstanton was £292,500 in 2025.
Hunstanton had 5,230 usual residents at the census.
About 81% of people in Hunstanton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hunstanton, 78.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.