Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Orford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 28th highest crime rate of 442 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 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Swaffham average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orford Road (PE37 7JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Way. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 23 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Box'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Box'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Box'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Sporle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedlar'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedlar'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedlar'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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