Total Crime Rate

353.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 353.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.4 10/10
  • Public order 52.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Canns Yard area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 7th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

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 Canns Yard (NR18 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 353.7 per 1,000 residents and was 379.1% higher than the Central Wymondham average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 211.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canns Yard (NR18 0AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridewell Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friars Croft (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canns Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ogden Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chandlers Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
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Data Sources

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