Total Crime Rate

473.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 473.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.4 10/10
  • Public order 56.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Swaffham , and the 4th highest crime rate of 441 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 473.9 per 1,000 residents and was 491.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 237.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 212.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (PE37 7QH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 18 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitsands Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Pightle Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lynn Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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