Total Crime Rate

95.8 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 95.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Great Melton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hethersett , and the 39th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Melton Road (NR9 3AB) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 110.5% higher than the Hethersett average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Melton Road (NR9 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Melton Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Melton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Melton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Melton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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