Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Washbridge area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Launditch , and the 177th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Washbridge (NR19 2BL) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% higher than the Launditch average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washbridge (NR19 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Dairy Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Washbridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Dairy Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Withburga Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairy Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Dairy Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vincent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Old Becclesgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Washbridge Under investigation
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Data Sources

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