Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Slessor Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Watton , and the 182nd lowest 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 Slessor Close (IP25 6HT) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slessor Close (IP25 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lovell Gardens, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tedder Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Slessor Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slessor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddock Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddock Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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