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Overview of Breckland crime rate

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Sporting a low crime rating, Breckland sits at 18th among 25 adjacent boroughs in crime rate standings. The district saw 8,977 reported crimes in 2023 for a population of 141,476, leading to a crime rate of 63.45 per 1,000 residents. This represents a 10.83% fall in crime rate from the preceding year.

Breckland’s most prevalent crimes are Violence and sexual offences (43.9%), Anti-social behaviour (13.3%), and Criminal damage and arson (10.1%), with the rarest being Bicycle theft (0.5%), Robbery (0.4%), and Theft from the person (0.4%).

Among its 27 wards, Breckland has the highest crime rates in Thetford Burrell (147.0), Dereham Withburga (121.6), and Thetford Castle (119.0). The safest wards are Upper Wensum (31.1), Lincoln (28.4), and Mattishall (28.4).

Postcode districts within or overlapping with Breckland show high crime rates in IP24 (105.0), NR19 (82.2), and PE37 (65.3). The safest are NR16 (35.9), PE33 (34.9), and NR9 (34.2).

In Breckland, there were increases in Public order offences and Violence and sexual offences in 2020, with Violence and sexual offences continuing to rise in 2021. However, the area saw a decrease in Anti-social behaviour in 2021, along with a reduction in Public order offences and a notable decline in Violence and sexual offences in 2023.

Breckland crime incidents by crime type

A total of 8977 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3943 (43.9)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1194 (13.3)%
Criminal damage and arson – 911 (10.1)%
Public order – 661 (7.4)%
Other theft – 544 (6.1)%
Shoplifting – 437 (4.9)%
Drugs – 283 (3.2)%
Vehicle crime – 279 (3.1)%
Burglary – 273 (3.0)%
Other crime – 219 (2.4)%
Possession of weapons – 112 (1.2)%
Bicycle theft – 47 (0.5)%
Robbery – 37 (0.4)%
Theft from the person – 37 (0.4)%

How does Breckland compare against nearby areas ?

Breckland ranks 18th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Breckland wards

There are 27 wards within Breckland. Thetford Burrell, Dereham Withburga, Thetford Castle has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 27 wards from high crime rate to low.