Crime Rate in The Buckenhams & Banham, ward

The Buckenhams & Banham has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Breckland district and the 353rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 29th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in The Buckenhams & Banham in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Breckland district average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, The Buckenhams & Banham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the The Buckenhams & Banham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Abbey Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.