Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dye Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Watton , and the 67th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dye Road (IP25 6YN) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dye Road (IP25 6YN), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dye Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adcock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Novak Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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