Total Crime Rate

454.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 454.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.3 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Other crime 24.9 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howdale Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 8th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howdale Road (PE38 9AD) in the last 12 months was 454.3 per 1,000 residents and was 261.3% higher than the Downham Old Town average (125.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 117.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 124.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howdale Road (PE38 9AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Winnold Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Court Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Old Town Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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