Crime Rates at Bridge Street, Downham Market, PE38 9DR

Bridge Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 28th 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 Bridge Street (PE38 9DR) in the last 12 months was 217.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (PE38 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.