Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Hobby Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 164th highest 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 Hobby Drive (NR18 9FL) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobby Drive (NR18 9FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peregrine Grove, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sparrow Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hobby Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightingale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Peregrine Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magpie Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Sparrow Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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