Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 40.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Zara Way area has the 27th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Zara Way (NR19 1UG) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Dereham Neatherd average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Zara Way (NR19 1UG), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Zara Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brussels Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hill Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Helsinki Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Charles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luxembourg Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Recreation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Fields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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