Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malthouse Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole , and the 34th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

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 Malthouse Court (IP20 9BU) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 244.4% higher than the Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole average (30.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malthouse Court (IP20 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malthouse Court, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Thoroughfare (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malthouse Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Chapel Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tudor Rose Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malthouse Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Thoroughfare Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Malthouse Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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