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Attleborough

Middle area

South east Breckland. 11,312 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Attleborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£260,000
Joint 2,905th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,591
779th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Attleborough

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Attleborough at a rate of 53.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.6 per 1,000 people across Breckland.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences292
Other crime93
Anti-social behaviour89
Criminal damage and arson51
Drug offences25
Shoplifting22
Burglary13
Vehicle crime10
Robbery5
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Attleborough compares

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Median sale price17 middle areas, Breckland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Breckland17 areas from £195,000 to £380,000. The middle area is £275,000. Attleborough is £260,000.
£260,0006th cheapest
Population17 middle areas, Breckland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Breckland17 areas from 5,933 to 11,605. The middle area is 7,654. Attleborough is 10,591.
10,5913rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares17 middle areas, Breckland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Breckland17 areas from 0.0% to 53.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. Attleborough is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage17 middle areas, Breckland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Breckland17 areas from 31.6% to 90.4%. The middle area is 70.0%. Attleborough is 85.5%.
85.5%3rd highest

Is Attleborough safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Attleborough at a rate of 53.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 57.6 per 1,000 people across Breckland.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Attleborough.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (292), other crime (93) and anti-social behaviour (89).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Breckland

These figures are published for the whole of Breckland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Breckland and not Attleborough alone. See Breckland

Average house price
£268,905
Up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,399
40th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.4
129th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Attleborough in brief

The median price paid for a home in Attleborough was £260,000 in 2025.

Attleborough had 10,591 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Attleborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Attleborough, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.