Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wash Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Bressingham & Burston , and the 181st highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

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 Wash Lane (NR16 1LS) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Bressingham & Burston average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wash Lane (NR16 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aslacton Road, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wash Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wash Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aslacton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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