Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.2 6/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sutton Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutton Drive (NR18 0YP) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Central Wymondham average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutton Drive (NR18 0YP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 363 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tipperary Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penfold Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penfold Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penfold Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penfold Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penfold Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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