Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shoemakers Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 120th 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 Shoemakers Lane (PE37 7NS) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the Swaffham average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shoemakers Lane (PE37 7NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shoemakers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Paddocks —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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