Crime Rate in Watton, ward

Watton has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Breckland district and the 2161st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 334th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Watton in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Breckland district average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Watton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 205 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Watton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.