Crime Rate in Hingham & Deopham, ward

Hingham & Deopham has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 wards in South Norfolk district and the 1581st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 235th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hingham & Deopham in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the South Norfolk district average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hingham & Deopham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hingham & Deopham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Low Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.