Total Crime Rate

332.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 332.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.8 10/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mary Unwin Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 8th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mary Unwin Road (NR19 1AX) in the last 12 months was 332.0 per 1,000 residents and was 145.6% higher than the Dereham Neatherd average (135.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 170.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mary Unwin Road (NR19 1AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quebec Street (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mary Unwin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Quebec Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banyard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Courtenay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtenay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Withburga Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorp Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilpin'S Ride Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quebec Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quebec Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quebec Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southend Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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