Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.2 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 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Public order 46.6 10/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.6 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chapel Street area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Diss & Roydon , and the 4th 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 Chapel Street (IP22 4AN) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 692.3% higher than the Diss & Roydon average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 211.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (IP22 4AN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blomefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Manor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weavers Court Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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