Watton vs Wymondham

Watton has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,070 crimes in the last 12 months. Wymondham has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,755 crimes. Watton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Watton shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wymondham shows +2.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Watton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (518 incidents). In Wymondham, it is Violent Crime (773 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Watton recorded 137 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wymondham recorded 175. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Watton totalled 518 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 773 in Wymondham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Watton recorded 1,152 crimes (now 1,070, a change of -7.1%). Wymondham recorded 1,714 crimes previously (now 1,755, +2.4%).

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. Watton has a resolution rate of 23.5% and Wymondham has 17.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Watton falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Wymondham 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 Watton and Wymondham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.