Total Crime Rate

217.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Bury Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thetford Burrell , and the 17th highest crime rate of 441 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 Old Bury Road (IP24 3AL) in the last 12 months was 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% higher than the Thetford Burrell average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bury Road (IP24 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St Margaret'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minstergate
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Old Bury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Icknield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newtown Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newtown Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newtown Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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