Crime Rates at Thieves Lane, Attleborough, NR17 2AR

Thieves Lane area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft , and the 14th 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 Thieves Lane (NR17 2AR) in the last 12 months was 222.7 per 1,000 residents and was 268.1% higher than the Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft average (60.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thieves Lane (NR17 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Square (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.