Total Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaklands Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands Close (NR17 2LT) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaklands Close (NR17 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rye Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Way (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birch Drive | Under investigation |
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