Total Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 19.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwich Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 106th lowest 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 Norwich Road (NR20 3AY) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (NR20 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wychelm Way, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mulberry Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rose Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elm Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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