Total Crime Rate
5.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mallow Road area has the lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Thetford Boudica , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mallow Road (IP24 2TY) in the last 12 months was 5.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% lower than the Thetford Boudica average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mallow Road (IP24 2TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spindle Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birch Covert | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thyme Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coriander Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Celandine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ethelreda Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spindle Drive | Under investigation |
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