Total Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chestnut Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Road (IP21 4PA) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Road (IP21 4PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Catchpole Walk, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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