Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Abbey Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in All Saints & Wayland , and the 56th 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 Abbey Road (NR17 1RT) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 115.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 108.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (NR17 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Abbey Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forge Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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