Total Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Street area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Forest , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Street (IP22 2NE) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the Forest average (37.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Street (IP22 2NE), the main crime hotspot is near The Street. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Forest| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashes Farm Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Green | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.