Postcode · Harleston
Crime in IP20 9AL
How much crime is recorded in IP20 9AL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Harleston & Pulham
- Council
- South Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
How safe is IP20 9AL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the IP20 9AL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
IP20 9ALNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary2.89.1
Shoplifting2.58.4
Public order2.04.6
Drugs2.02.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.