Total Crime Rate

57.6 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 57.6 5/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ryston End area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 159th 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 Ryston End (PE38 9BA) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 215.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ryston End (PE38 9BA), 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 Ryston End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Court Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryston Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Ryston End Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Court Gardens —
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Data Sources

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