Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Johns Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thetford Burrell , and the 60th 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 St Johns Way (IP24 3NW) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Way (IP24 3NW), the main crime hotspot is near St Martin'S Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Prior Stephen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A134 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Prior Stephen Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Martin'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Martin'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Martin'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Jubilee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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