Wootton
Middle areaNorth west King's Lynn and West Norfolk. 6,857 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 41 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 67% of people in Wootton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wootton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wootton at a rate of 26.3 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 | 74 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Other crime | 25 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wootton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wootton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wootton at a rate of 26.3 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, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wootton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (74), anti-social behaviour (28) and shoplifting (25).
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 Wootton alone. See King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Wootton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wootton was £322,500 in 2025.
Wootton had 6,835 usual residents at the census.
About 67% of people in Wootton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wootton, 63.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.