Crime Rate in Ditchingham & Earsham, ward

Ditchingham & Earsham has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in South Norfolk district and the 806th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 122nd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ditchingham & Earsham in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the South Norfolk district average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ditchingham & Earsham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ditchingham & Earsham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Yarmouth Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.