Crime Rates at Lynn Road, Downham Market, PE38 9NJ

Lynn Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 199th 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 Lynn Road (PE38 9NJ) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynn Road (PE38 9NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.