Total Crime Rate

270.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 270.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 156.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Skelton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Diss & Roydon , and the 8th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skelton Road (IP22 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 270.6 per 1,000 residents and was 313.3% higher than the Diss & Roydon average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skelton Road (IP22 4EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blomefield Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skelton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Masefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blomefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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