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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in NR19: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

NR19 recorded 163 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.12 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 27.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring54.87 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment163 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 27.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

163
trending_up +15.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

54.87per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

797

Within NR19 district

Breckland

31,857

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 2
15
Petrol Station Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4
11
St Nicholas Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 1
10
Nelson Place Map
total: 8 Drugs: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Matsell Way Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Petrol Station Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Nightclub Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Church Street Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Burglary: 1
5
Theatre Street Map
total: 4 Drugs: 1 Other crime: 1
4
St Withburga Lane Map
total: 4 Public order: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
163 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
60
36.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
26
16.0%
Shoplifting
26
16.0%
Public Order
16
9.8%
Drug Offences
8
4.9%
Other Crime
8
4.9%
Other Theft
6
3.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
6
3.7%
Burglary
3
1.8%
Robbery
2
1.2%
Vehicle Crime
1
0.6%
Weapons Possession
1
0.6%

Crime Analysis: NR19

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in NR19 (36.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.0%) and Shoplifting (16.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in NR19 has risen sharply — by 27.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for NR19 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +15.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +27.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +2.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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