Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Willbye Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Diss & Roydon , and the 64th highest crime rate of 430 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 Willbye Avenue (IP22 4NN) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher than the Diss & Roydon average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willbye Avenue (IP22 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Blomefield Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willbye Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grigg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Uplands Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field House Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willbye Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Willbye Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willbye Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blomefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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