Total Crime Rate

185.2 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 185.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 86.4 9/10
  • Other theft 45.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

School Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Launditch , and the 21st 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 School Road (PE37 8HT) in the last 12 months was 185.2 per 1,000 residents and was 386.7% higher than the Launditch average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (PE37 8HT), the main crime hotspot is near Hale Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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