Crime Rates at Dowding Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6HS

Dowding Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Watton , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 442 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 Dowding Road (IP25 6HS) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowding Road (IP25 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovell Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paddock Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.