Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • 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

Riverside Maltings area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Diss & Roydon , and the 100th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Maltings (IP22 4RA) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Maltings (IP22 4RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tavern Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Riverside Maltings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tavern Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Regent Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Regent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tavern Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clement Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tavern Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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