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Crime in PE37 7

How much crime is recorded in PE37 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Breckland
Region
East of England
Population
9,541 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PE37 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PE37 7, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).

PE37 7National
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.59.1
Public order3.14.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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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