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Crime in IP26 5

How much crime is recorded in IP26 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Breckland
Region
East of England
Population
8,714 (2024)
Crime

How safe is IP26 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in IP26 5, 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).

IP26 5National
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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