Crime Rates at Rickwood Drive, Swaffham, PE37 8GP

Rickwood Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 148th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rickwood Drive (PE37 8GP) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 600.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rickwood Drive (PE37 8GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buttercup Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackberry Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.