Dereham North & Neatherd
Middle areaNorth east Breckland. 7,804 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 53% of people in Dereham North & Neatherd live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Dereham North & Neatherd
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dereham North & Neatherd at a rate of 55.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.6 per 1,000 people across Breckland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 232 |
| Other crime | 74 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 51 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Dereham North & Neatherd compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Dereham North & Neatherd safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dereham North & Neatherd at a rate of 55.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.6 per 1,000 people across Breckland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dereham North & Neatherd.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (232), other crime (74) and anti-social behaviour (51).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Breckland
These figures are published for the whole of Breckland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Breckland and not Dereham North & Neatherd alone. See Breckland
Dereham North & Neatherd in brief
The median price paid for a home in Dereham North & Neatherd was £271,250 in 2025.
Dereham North & Neatherd had 7,654 usual residents at the census.
About 53% of people in Dereham North & Neatherd live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dereham North & Neatherd, 85.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.