Total Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briar Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole , and the 17th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briar Walk (IP20 9DX) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 413.9% higher than the Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole average (32.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Walk (IP20 9DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malthouse Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briar Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainey Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parklands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Paddock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Rose Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lime Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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