Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Whitsands Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 145th highest 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 Whitsands Road (PE37 7BY) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Swaffham average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitsands Road (PE37 7BY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitsands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitsands Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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