Crime Rates at Vicarage Road, Thetford, IP24 2LW

Vicarage Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Thetford Boudica , and the 25th 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 Vicarage Road (IP24 2LW) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 250.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (IP24 2LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claxton Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manse Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.