Total Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Factory Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Diss & Roydon , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Factory Lane (IP22 4EG) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Diss & Roydon average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Factory Lane (IP22 4EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brushmakers Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Factory Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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