Crime Rate in Upper Wensum, ward

Upper Wensum has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Breckland district and the 759th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 112th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Wensum in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Breckland district average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Wensum’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Wensum ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 13 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Heath Road (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.