Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Towers area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 199th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Towers (PE38 9AE) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Towers (PE38 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Court Gardens. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Towers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Court Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Ryston End Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holkham Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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