Total Crime Rate
76.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clover Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 86th highest crime rate of 442 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 Clover Road (PE37 8FJ) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clover Road (PE37 8FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buttercup Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minnow Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swaffham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buttercup Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Biffin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Biffin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minnow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Buttercup Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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