Crime Rates at Howdale Rise, Downham Market, PE38 9AJ

Howdale Rise area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 161st lowest 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 Howdale Rise (PE38 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howdale Rise (PE38 9AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howdale Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Towers (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.