Crime Rate in Dereham Toftwood, ward

Dereham Toftwood has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Breckland district and the 540th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 68th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dereham Toftwood in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Breckland district average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dereham Toftwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dereham Toftwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Charles Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.