Total Crime Rate

41.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Back Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 157th highest crime rate of 430 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 Back Lane (NR18 0LA) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Central Wymondham average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (NR18 0LA), 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 Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ogden Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chandlers Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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