Crime Rate in Marshes, ward

Marshes has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Broadland district and the 481st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 55th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Marshes in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Broadland district average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Marshes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Marshes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Chapel Field, with 8 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Witton Green (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.