Crime Rate in Thetford Castle, ward

Thetford Castle has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 wards in Breckland district and the 1575th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 125th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thetford Castle in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% higher than the Breckland district average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thetford Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 314 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thetford Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.