Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orford Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 37th highest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .

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 Orford Road (PE37 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% higher than the Swaffham average (80.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orford Road (PE37 7JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Box'S Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pedlar'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Sporle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tumbler Hill —
Sep 2025Public order Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Box'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Box'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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