Total Crime Rate

157.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Dove House Row area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 33rd 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 Dove House Row (PE37 8DH) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.4% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove House Row (PE37 8DH), the main crime hotspot is near Norwich Road. Police recorded 29 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 Dove House Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwich Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwich Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwich Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwich Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwich Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Norwich Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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