Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 186.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lime Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Thetford Boudica , and the 20th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Grove (IP24 2HW) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 294.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Grove (IP24 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Well Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lime Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raymond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earls' Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claxton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crown House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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