Total Crime Rate
25.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harvest Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Watton , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harvest Road (IP25 6ZE) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harvest Road (IP25 6ZE), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Watton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluebell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Novak Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Novak Drive | Under investigation |
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