Total Crime Rate

755.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 755.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 324.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Public order 41.2 10/10
  • Drugs 36.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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

Becclesgate area has the highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Becclesgate (NR19 2BB) in the last 12 months was 755.5 per 1,000 residents and was 490.4% higher than the Dereham Neatherd average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 234.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Becclesgate (NR19 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 164 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Becclesgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Withburga Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Withburga Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Withburga Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Hilda Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Quebec Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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