Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 87.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lancaster Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in All Saints & Wayland , and the 70th 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 Lancaster Avenue (IP25 6GW) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher than the All Saints & Wayland average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Avenue (IP25 6GW), the main crime hotspot is near Anson Way. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fortress Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mosquito Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Fortress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sunderland Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marauder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurricane Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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