Postcode · Attleborough
Crime in NR17 1HT
How much crime is recorded in NR17 1HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham
- Council
- Breckland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
NR17 1HTAttleborough
How safe is NR17 1HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR17 1HT 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
NR17 1HTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Public order0.54.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.