Total Crime Rate

552.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.0 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 552.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 209.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 48.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 5th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (PE37 7QH) in the last 12 months was 552.2 per 1,000 residents and was 612.2% higher than the Swaffham average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 209.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (PE37 7QH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Station Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Paddocks —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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