Postcode · Dereham
Crime in NR20 3DR
How much crime is recorded in NR20 3DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth
- Council
- Breckland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
NR20 3DRDereham
How safe is NR20 3DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR20 3DR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR20 3DRNational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary3.09.1
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.