Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walnut Grove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Watton , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Grove (IP25 6EY) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower than the Watton average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walnut Grove (IP25 6EY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Watton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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