Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridle Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Watton , and the 160th 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 Bridle Road (IP25 6NA) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridle Road (IP25 6NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ringmere Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wayland Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Watton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringmere Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ringmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringmere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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