Postcode · Downham Market
Crime in PE38 8EE
How much crime is recorded in PE38 8EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Downham Market
- Council
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,066 (2024)
How safe is PE38 8EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE38 8EE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PE38 8EENational
Shoplifting31.38.4
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Burglary4.19.1
Drugs2.42.4
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.