Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 149.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Canons Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Thetford Burrell , and the 30th 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 Canons Walk (IP24 3PT) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 108.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canons Walk (IP24 3PT), the main crime hotspot is near St Martin'S Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canons Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prior Stephen Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stearne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Castleford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prior Stephen Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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