Total Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Watton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 442 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 Watton Road (PE37 7ES) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Swaffham average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Watton Road (PE37 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Magdalen Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Globe Hill (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swaffham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | White Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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