Total Crime Rate

37.0 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 37.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Palmer Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Downham Old Town , and the 237th 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 Palmer Way (PE38 9UY) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Way (PE38 9UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downham Road, where police recorded 5 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 Palmer Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodsage Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ryston Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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