Postcode · Downham Market
Crime in PE38 9RY
How much crime is recorded in PE38 9RY, 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
- 1,252 (2024)
PE38 9RYDownham Market
How safe is PE38 9RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE38 9RY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 9RYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs1.62.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Public order0.44.6
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% 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.