Total Crime Rate

364.6 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 364.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.7 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Commercial Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 7th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (NR19 1FF) in the last 12 months was 364.6 per 1,000 residents and was 169.7% higher than the Dereham Neatherd average (135.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (NR19 1FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Commercial Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Bates Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Bates Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norwich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southend Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banyard Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chapel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Courtenay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Nicholas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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