Total Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wallace Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 146th highest crime rate of 441 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 Wallace Close (NR19 2XR) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Dereham Neatherd average (135.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wallace Close (NR19 2XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Macarthur Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yeats Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dereham Neatherd| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | De Havilland Road | Under investigation |
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