Crime Rates at Railway Road, Downham Market, PE38 9EB

Railway Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 485 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 Railway Road (PE38 9EB) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower than the Downham Old Town average (110.8 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Road (PE38 9EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Square, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowdrop Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.