Total Crime Rate
69.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Browick Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Central Wymondham , and the 71st 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 Browick Road (NR18 9RA) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browick Road (NR18 9RA), the main crime hotspot is near Dogwood Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dogwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dogwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Brown Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Brown Way | Under investigation |
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