Total Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 29.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • 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
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

Kemps Barns area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Forest , and the 193rd lowest 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 Kemps Barns (NR16 2TS) in the last 12 months was 29.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Forest average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kemps Barns (NR16 2TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chiswell Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kemps Barns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Centenary Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chiswell Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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