Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Wimbotsham Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wimbotsham Road (PE38 9QB) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Wimbotsham Road (PE38 9QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wimbotsham Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingfisher Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wimbotsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gallow Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Wimbotsham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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