Breckland

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Breckland.

Population: 141,255
People in Employment: 61,920 (75.0%)
People Inactive: 17,905 (21.7%)
People Unemployed: 2,730 (3.3%)
Number Of Jobs: 47k
Median Salary: £24,659
Mean Salary: £26,526

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Breckland. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Breckland for 2024

Brecklands most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 4,545 crimes and in 2022 there were 5,141 crimes. Which is an decrease of 596 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	4,545	356	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,334	93	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,025	82	Getting Better
Public order	882	64	Getting Better
Other theft	620	49	Getting Better
Shoplifting	391	35	Getting Better
Drugs	307	29	Getting Better
Burglary	266	19	Getting Better
Other crime	244	15	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	252	13	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	127	8	Getting Better
Theft from the person	41	6	Getting Better
Robbery	37	6	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	54	3	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Breckland

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Dereham Neatherd has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Breckland, with 1255 crimes and 169 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Ashill has 69 crimes and 26 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Thetford Burrell	95	15
Thetford Priory	87	10
Dereham Neatherd	79	11
Thetford Castle	68	10
Watton	56	7
All Saints & Wayland	45	6
Swaffham	41	5
Dereham Toftwood	32	5
Lincoln	29	5
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe	29	4
Dereham Withburga	27	5
Nar Valley	25	9
Upper Wensum	20	3
Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft	19	3
Thetford Boudica	18	3
Bedingfeld	17	5
Guiltcross	16	5
Harling & Heathlands	14	5
Mattishall	12	2
The Buckenhams & Banham	12	4
Shipdham-with-Scarning	7	1
Necton	6	2
Saham Toney	5	1
Ashill	5	2
Launditch	3	1
Forest	0	0
Hermitage	0	0

Crime map for Breckland

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Breckland

The average property price in Breckland is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£401,024.04	£267,512.71	£204,702.92	£122,278.01
2022	£384,036.16	£255,722.51	£197,355.99	£118,883.00
2021	£337,231.60	£224,273.85	£174,554.13	£108,971.00
2020	£304,472.67	£204,193.55	£158,989.70	£102,240.20
2019	£297,419.13	£199,447.19	£155,260.13	£102,577.97
2018	£299,595.94	£200,502.54	£156,372.61	£104,759.05
2017	£286,900.22	£191,468.58	£150,153.26	£102,918.80
2016	£269,758.10	£180,777.22	£142,624.93	£96,104.52
2015	£245,889.38	£165,068.05	£130,582.10	£87,901.98
2014	£228,603.72	£153,970.16	£122,525.95	£82,825.05
2013	£209,537.22	£141,526.62	£112,787.44	£76,617.79
2012	£206,653.77	£139,646.54	£111,207.88	£76,454.16
2011	£205,181.65	£138,316.15	£110,083.82	£77,233.44
2010	£210,049.07	£142,244.47	£113,460.56	£80,859.24

Property prices over time for Breckland

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Breckland

The median salary in Breckland is £24,659 and the mean salary in Breckland is £26,526.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 47k
Median Salary: £24,659
Annual Percentage Change: 2.1%
Mean Salary: £26,526

Salary comparison between Breckland and East

See how Breckland compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. Breckland ranks 37 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
St Albans	52k	£36,416	-1.9%	£56,468	12.8%
South Cambridgeshire	71k	£35,367	4.9%	£40,105	-1.3%
North Hertfordshire	53k	£35,179	19.5%	£40,413	15.6%
East Hertfordshire	52k	£34,659	13.8%	£50,553	19.2%
Brentwood	25k	£34,561	26.6%	£56,097	0.0%
Cambridge	46k	£34,165	9.7%	£39,909	2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA	117k	£33,686	11.4%	£36,988	10.2%
Broxbourne	33k	£32,996	21.3%	£39,457	25.7%
Rochford	24k	£32,685	2.8%	£39,835	1.8%
Three Rivers	33k	£32,665	11.6%	£43,085	11.3%
Epping Forest	37k	£31,370	9.3%	£40,872	14.9%
Chelmsford	50k	£30,977	5.1%	£36,828	0.7%
Thurrock UA	54k	£30,696	4.4%	£34,156	2.4%
Watford	30k	£29,915	3.7%	£36,794	11.9%
Dacorum	52k	£29,431	7.8%	£34,983	5.9%
Braintree	53k	£29,336	10.3%	£34,411	11.5%
Bedford UA	74k	£29,225	9.8%	£33,852	7.5%
Huntingdonshire	74k	£29,066	2.9%	£32,399	4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA	49k	£28,717	4.2%	£35,412	4.6%
Stevenage	29k	£28,393	20.1%	£31,170	7.0%
Colchester	68k	£28,121	15.7%	£36,704	18.8%
Basildon	56k	£27,926	3.4%	£33,398	6.7%
Castle Point	26k	£27,865	0.0%	£35,537	10.0%
Hertsmere	33k	£27,837	5.5%	£32,125	1.1%
Broadland	41k	£27,028	9.1%	£31,596	16.8%
West Suffolk	57k	£27,000	4.8%	£32,964	1.7%
Babergh	33k	£26,911	0.8%	£33,212	-6.0%
Harlow	31k	£26,893	8.2%	£29,180	4.9%
South Norfolk	42k	£26,654	0.3%	£30,801	5.4%
Fenland	38k	£26,537	12.9%	£29,811	13.6%
Mid Suffolk	43k	£26,183	2.4%	£31,515	11.1%
Great Yarmouth	31k	£26,164	17.4%	£27,611	9.1%
Norwich	41k	£25,802	2.5%	£29,927	-4.5%
Luton UA	65k	£25,402	4.2%	£28,032	5.4%
East Suffolk	91k	£24,886	6.5%	£28,665	8.0%
Ipswich	58k	£24,846	4.5%	£28,637	8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	53k	£24,778	9.5%	£28,449	6.4%
Peterborough UA	75k	£24,421	-0.6%	£29,370	3.4%
North Norfolk	25k	£23,864	4.8%	£25,505	1.6%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%