Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 126.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 29.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ethelreda Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Thetford Boudica , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 442 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 Ethelreda Drive (IP24 2UB) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 166.9% higher than the Thetford Boudica average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethelreda Drive (IP24 2UB), 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.

Crime Over Time in Ethelreda Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Covert Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birch Covert Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennycress Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spindle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ethelreda Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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