Postcode · Dereham
Crime in NR20 3EQ
How much crime is recorded in NR20 3EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham
- Council
- Breckland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,742 (2024)
NR20 3EQDereham
How safe is NR20 3EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR20 3EQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
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 3EQNational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.