Total Crime Rate

1887.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1887.2 10/10
  • Other crime 793.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 661.7 10/10
  • Drugs 124.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 112.8 10/10
  • Public order 75.2 10/10
  • Other theft 52.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pennycress Drive area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennycress Drive (NR18 0YD) in the last 12 months was 1887.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2456.9% higher than the Central Wymondham average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 211 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 197 (≈ 740.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennycress Drive (NR18 0YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Brown Way, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowsweet Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pennycress Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pennycress Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monarch Close —
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Data Sources

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