Total Crime Rate
24.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Icknield Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Thetford Burrell , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Icknield Close (IP24 3AZ) in the last 12 months was 24.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower than the Thetford Burrell average (104.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Icknield Close (IP24 3AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fulmerston Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ulfkell Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweyn Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jubilee Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ulfkell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulfkell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ulfkell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweyn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anglian Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fulmerston Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newtown | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prior Stephen Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sweyn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prior Stephen Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dane Close | Under investigation |
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