Crime Rates at Melford Bridge Road, Thetford, IP24 2HG

Melford Bridge Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Thetford Boudica , and the 67th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melford Bridge Road (IP24 2HG) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melford Bridge Road (IP24 2HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambert'S (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.