Total Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheffield Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .
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 Sheffield Road (NR18 0HS) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Central Wymondham average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheffield Road (NR18 0HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbot Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central Wymondham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warwick Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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