Downham Old Town
WardSouth west King's Lynn and West Norfolk. About 3,208 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 52% of people in Downham Old Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Downham Old Town compares
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Is Downham Old Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Downham Old Town at a rate of 111.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.7 per 1,000 people across King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Downham Old Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (118), shoplifting (70) and anti-social behaviour (61).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of King's Lynn and West Norfolk
These figures are published for the whole of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, not for each ward, so they describe all of King's Lynn and West Norfolk and not Downham Old Town alone. See King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Downham Old Town in brief
Downham Old Town had 3,184 usual residents at the census.
About 52% of people in Downham Old Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Downham Old Town, 84.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Downham Old Town, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.