Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West Harling Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Forest , and the 148th highest 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 West Harling Road (NR16 2SQ) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% higher than the Forest average (37.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Harling Road (NR16 2SQ), the main crime hotspot is near West Harling Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Harling Road area

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Data Sources

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