Total Crime Rate

634.3 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 634.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 249.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Forest Retail Park area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Thetford Burrell , and the 3rd 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 Forest Retail Park (IP24 3QL) in the last 12 months was 634.3 per 1,000 residents and was 426.1% higher than the Thetford Burrell average (120.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 190.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Retail Park (IP24 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Stapleford Way. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Retail Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stapleford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stapleford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stapleford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stapleford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stapleford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stapleford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stapleford Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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