Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Gordon Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Dereham Neatherd , and the 63rd 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 Gordon Road (NR20 4AW) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 9 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 ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (NR20 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malthouse Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Bates Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matsell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bath Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Albert Myhill Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Myhill Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Myhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malthouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Malthouse Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malthouse Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swanton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Bates Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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