Total Crime Rate

119.2 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 119.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • 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 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 26th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (NR18 0QB) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (NR18 0QB), the main crime hotspot is near Kimberley Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ogden Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kimberley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Kimberley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kimberley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chandlers Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Back Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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