Crime Rate in Forest, ward

Forest has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Breckland district and the 1363rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 205th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Forest in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Breckland district average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Forest’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Forest ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Victory Way. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.