Total Crime Rate
171.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
114.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Edmund Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft , and the 22nd 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 St Edmund Close (NR17 2EA) in the last 12 months was 171.1 per 1,000 residents and was 182.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Edmund Close (NR17 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wayland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Yew Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Drive | Under investigation |
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