Total Crime Rate

161.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 161.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Griffin Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft , and the 27th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Griffin Lane (NR17 2AD) in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 221.0% higher than the Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft average (50.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Griffin Lane (NR17 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Square (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Griffin Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Surrogate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Exchange Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Connaught Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Griffin Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrub Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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