Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Faraday Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Thetford Burrell , and the 99th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Faraday Place (IP24 3RG) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Place (IP24 3RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Faraday Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nessa Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimms Belt Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove
Apr 2026Other crime Ulfkell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulfkell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulfkell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stearne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kimms Belt Under investigation

Data Sources

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