Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Oak Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Oak Close (NR18 0WT) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Oak Close (NR18 0WT), the main crime hotspot is near Enfield Row. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Oak Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flanders Rise
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollett Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albini Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckets Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckets Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dove Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollett Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enfield Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ollett Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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