Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ripon Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Thetford Boudica , and the 88th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ripon Way (IP24 1DE) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% higher than the Thetford Boudica average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripon Way (IP24 1DE), the main crime hotspot is near Guildford Way. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ripon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monksgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Way Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Way Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Hereford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildford Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guildford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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