Crime Rates at St Withburga Lane, Dereham, NR19 1ED

St Withburga Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 74th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Withburga Lane (NR19 1ED) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Withburga Lane (NR19 1ED), 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.