Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pople Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 64th 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 Pople Street (NR18 0LN) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pople Street (NR18 0LN), the main crime hotspot is near Edwin Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pople Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edwin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pople Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albansfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Folly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Folly Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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