Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ouse Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thetford Burrell , and the 39th 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 Ouse Avenue (IP24 3DB) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ouse Avenue (IP24 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Amulet Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ouse Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Bury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Bury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Margaret'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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