Total Crime Rate
289.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
164.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Exeter Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Thetford Boudica , and the 10th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Exeter Way (IP24 1EE) in the last 12 months was 289.2 per 1,000 residents and was 509.8% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 164.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Exeter Way (IP24 1EE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hereford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haling Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | York Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ripon Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ely Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coventry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coventry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gloucester Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | York Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Way | Further action is not in the public interest |
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