Total Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brandon Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brandon Close (PE37 7EF) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Swaffham average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brandon Close (PE37 7EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kestrel Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Globe Hill (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swaffham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Courtfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brandon Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fieldfare Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Oaklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Oaklands | Under investigation |
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