Total Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Briggs Mead area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 24th 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 Briggs Mead (NR18 0GB) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briggs Mead (NR18 0GB), the main crime hotspot is near Ollett Court. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briggs Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ollett Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Butler Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poll Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartram Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartram Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartram Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Poll Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blazey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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