Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Factory Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Diss & Roydon , and the 69th highest 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 Factory Lane (IP22 4EF) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Factory Lane (IP22 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beehive Yard, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1077 (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Factory Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steggles Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beehive Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farthing Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beehive Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beehive Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beehive Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beehive Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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