Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Becclesgate area has the 14th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 442 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 Old Becclesgate (NR19 2BD) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Dereham Neatherd average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Becclesgate (NR19 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Becclesgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Withburga Lane —
Apr 2026Public order St Withburga Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Withburga Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Withburga Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Quebec Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Quebec Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Hilda Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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