Postcode district · Dereham
Crime in NR20
How much crime is recorded in NR20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Breckland
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 35,686 (2024)
NR20Postcode district · Dereham
How safe is NR20
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR20, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
NR20National
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Shoplifting11.38.4
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Burglary3.69.1
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.