Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dove Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 95th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dove Avenue (NR18 0GH) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dove Avenue (NR18 0GH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butler Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckets Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ollett Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ollett Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ollett Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briggs Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albini Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chamberlain Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chamberlain Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckets Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bray Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dove Avenue | Local resolution |
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