Crime Rate in Saham Toney, ward

Saham Toney has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Breckland district and the 1095th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 162nd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Saham Toney in the last 12 months was 34.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Breckland district average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Saham Toney’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Saham Toney ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Liberator Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.