Acle vs Thetford

Acle has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 913 crimes in the last 12 months. Thetford has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 2,567 crimes. Thetford scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Acle shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Thetford shows -12.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Acle, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (432 incidents). In Thetford, it is Violent Crime (1,018 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Acle recorded 122 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Thetford recorded 406. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Acle totalled 432 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,018 in Thetford. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Acle recorded 896 crimes (now 913, a change of +1.9%). Thetford recorded 2,930 crimes previously (now 2,567, -12.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Acle has a resolution rate of 21.5% and Thetford has 25.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Acle falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Thetford is covered by Norfolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Acle and Thetford. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.