Total Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashtree Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Watton , and the 184th highest 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 Ashtree Road (IP25 6PF) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashtree Road (IP25 6PF), the main crime hotspot is near Dale Close. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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