Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Sage Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 86th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in King's Lynn and West Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sage Avenue (PE38 9UF) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sage Avenue (PE38 9UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Low Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basil Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sage Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Retreat Estate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Low Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parsley Way Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Lancaster Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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