Postcode · Downham Market
Crime in PE38 9BF
How much crime is recorded in PE38 9BF, 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
- 1,637 (2024)
How safe is PE38 9BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE38 9BF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 9BFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Public order2.64.6
Burglary2.59.1
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.