Diss vs Sprowston

Diss has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,069 crimes in the last 12 months. Sprowston has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 1,014 crimes. Diss scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Diss shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Sprowston shows +6.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Diss, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (527 incidents). In Sprowston, it is Violent Crime (455 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Diss recorded 80 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sprowston recorded 129. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Diss totalled 527 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 455 in Sprowston. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Diss recorded 1,047 crimes (now 1,069, a change of +2.1%). Sprowston recorded 956 crimes previously (now 1,014, +6.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Diss has a resolution rate of 18.3% and Sprowston has 13%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Diss falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Sprowston is covered by Norfolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Diss and Sprowston. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.