Total Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
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

Park Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 233rd 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 Park Lane (PE38 9RN) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Lane (PE38 9RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ryston Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodsage Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryston Close —
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Data Sources

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