Crime Rates at Market Place, Thetford, IP24 2AL

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Thetford Boudica , and the highest crime rate of 441 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 Market Place (IP24 2AL) in the last 12 months was 1042.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2004.8% higher than the Thetford Boudica average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 476.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (IP24 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.