Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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
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

Station Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 75th 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 Station Street (PE37 7LL) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Street (PE37 7LL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 76 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 Station Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northwell Place Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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