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Crime in IP25 5

How much crime is recorded in IP25 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Breckland
Region
East of England
Population
4,799 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP25 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP25 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

IP25 5National
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other crime4.01.5
Public order3.74.6
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% 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.

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