Total Crime Rate

1042.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1042.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 355.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 234.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 142.4 10/10
  • Public order 103.2 10/10
  • Drugs 46.3 10/10
  • Other theft 39.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.0 7/10
  • Other crime 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside Walk 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 Riverside Walk (IP24 2BB) 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 Riverside Walk (IP24 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Claxton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Street
Sep 2025Other theft Well Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Station Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Old Bury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minstergate
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Raymond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Raymond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Claxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claxton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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