Total Crime Rate

239.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 239.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dereham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Cringleford , and the 10th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dereham Road (NR9 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 239.2 per 1,000 residents and was 161.4% higher than the Cringleford average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 172.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 237.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dereham Road (NR9 5EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cardinal Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dereham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pegg Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ringland Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peacock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Howe'S Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Marlingford Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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