Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thetford Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Brandon Central , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in West Suffolk .

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 Thetford Road (IP27 0BZ) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Brandon Central average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thetford Road (IP27 0BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lode Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thetford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lode Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wellington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knappers Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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