Crime Rates at Paradise Road, Downham Market, PE38 9JF

Paradise Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 126th 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 Paradise Road (PE38 9JF) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paradise Road (PE38 9JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowdrop Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.