Crime Rates at Briggs Mead, Wymondham, NR18 0GB

Briggs Mead area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 28th highest crime rate of 436 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 Briggs Mead (NR18 0GB) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% higher than the Central Wymondham average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 71.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briggs Mead (NR18 0GB), the main crime hotspot is near Dove Avenue. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.