Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Upper Breckland Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in New Costessey , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Breckland Road (NR5 0RL) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the New Costessey average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Breckland Road (NR5 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near Dereham Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Breckland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dereham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Mile Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dereham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dereham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dereham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dereham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Road —
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Data Sources

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