Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Merton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Watton , and the 118th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

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 Merton Road (IP25 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Watton average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (IP25 6AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merton Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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