Total Crime Rate

1893.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

777.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1893.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 777.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 582.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 543.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 286.0 10/10
  • Public order 127.6 10/10
  • Other theft 65.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.6 10/10
  • Robbery 51.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.0 10/10
  • Drugs 35.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.5 10/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wheat Street area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Attleborough , and the highest crime rate of 335 local areas in Nuneaton and Bedworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheat Street (CV11 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 1893.0 per 1,000 residents and was 790.2% higher than the Attleborough average (212.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 283 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -23.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 378 (≈ 777.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheat Street (CV11 4AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coventry Street (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In St Mary's

Crime Over Time in Wheat Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newdegate Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheat Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coventry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coventry Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coventry Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newdegate Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newdegate Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newdegate Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheat Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheat Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wheat Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheat Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheat Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newdegate Place —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 121

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑