Total Crime Rate

52.4 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 52.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandringham Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 134th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandringham Way (PE37 8BS) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandringham Way (PE37 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandringham Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brandon Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Buttercup Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clover Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldfare Way
Sep 2025Drugs The Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Oaklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sedge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bishy Barny Bee Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Admirals Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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