Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plover Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Watton , and the 183rd 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 Plover Road (IP25 6RJ) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Watton average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -93.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plover Road (IP25 6RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pingo Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aircraft Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Watton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West End Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Vincent Place | Awaiting court outcome |
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