Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Civray Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 162nd highest 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 Civray Avenue (PE38 9QP) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Civray Avenue (PE38 9QP), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Civray Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Retreat Estate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Bexwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsley Way Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stonecross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bexwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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