Crime Rates at Captains Close, Swaffham, PE37 8HQ

Captains Close 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 Captains Close (PE37 8HQ) 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 Captains Close (PE37 8HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwich Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Box'S Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.