Total Crime Rate

78.1 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 78.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Northwell Pool Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 82nd 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 Northwell Pool Road (PE37 7HW) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Swaffham average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northwell Pool Road (PE37 7HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northwell Pool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pedlar'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orford Road —
Sep 2025Public order Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Sporle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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