The most crime-hit streets in and around Dereham over the past year have been unveiled.
An analysis of Police UK data shows 2,187 crimes were recorded from May 2025 to April 2026, the most recently available statistics.
The policing neighbourhood covers Dereham, Swanton Morley, Bawdeswell, and North Elmham among others.
St Nicholas Street tops the list with 94 crimes – the highest of any street in the town and surrounding areas.
Violent crimes make up 51 of the total figure, which is more than four times the amount of the next reported crime - public order (12).
Nelson Place in the town centre is second with 69 crimes, 23 of which (33.3pc) were shoplifting offences.
Quebec Street recorded 53 crimes, including 21 violent offences, alongside public order and anti-social behaviour.
Church Street had 34 crimes and is the only street in the top ten where anti-social behaviour topped the list, with 12 incidents.
Dairy Crescent recorded 30 crimes, while Ramillies Close saw 18 offences over the last year.
Back Lane had 26 crimes, with violent crimes making up 61.5pc of the total amount.
Malthouse Court and Girling Road each recorded 23 crimes, with Keepers Close 20 crimes - each one topped by violent crimes.
Violent crimes include a range of offences from harassment and common assault, to more serious offences such as murder, actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm.
Police urge caution when interpreting the data as crime locations on Police.uk are approximate, to the nearest pre‑defined map point.
This means an offence recorded as "on or near" may have occurred anywhere within the catchment area of that point, not necessarily on the street itself.
A large number of offences were also reported in places such as supermarkets, petrol stations, and parking areas, but these were excluded from the dataset due to not corresponding with specific street names.
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