Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham
Middle areaSouth east Breckland. 10,248 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 154 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham at a rate of 49.5 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 | 263 |
| Other crime | 115 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham at a rate of 49.5 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, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (263), other crime (115) and anti-social behaviour (42).
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 Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham alone. See Breckland
Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham was £340,000 in 2025.
Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham had 10,106 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham, 77.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.