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Norfolk is the 30th most dangerous county in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Norfolk in 2021 was 72 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 37 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Norfolk's larger towns and cities, Great Yarmouth is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Thetford, and King's Lynn comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Norfolk, starting with Norwich which ranks as the safest area in Norfolk, followed up by King's Lynn in second place, and Thetford in third place.
Incidents mapped in Norfolk represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
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Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 10,262 | 11.30 |
| Bicycle Theft | 909 | 1.00 |
| Burglary | 1,892 | 2.08 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 6,714 | 7.40 |
| Drugs | 2,036 | 2.24 |
| Other Crime | 2,240 | 2.47 |
| Other Theft | 4,033 | 4.44 |
| Possession of Weapons | 579 | 0.64 |
| Public Order | 8,202 | 9.04 |
| Robbery | 303 | 0.33 |
| Shoplifting | 2,471 | 2.72 |
| Theft From the Person | 320 | 0.35 |
| Vehicle Crime | 1,565 | 1.72 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 33,657 | 37.08 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Norfolk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attleborough | 574 | 50 | 44% safer |
| Bradwell | 475 | 43 | 67% safer |
| Caister-on-Sea | 440 | 50 | 43% safer |
| Costessey | 393 | 24 | 203% safer |
| Cromer | 610 | 79 | 9% more dangerous |
| Dereham | 1,460 | 75 | 4.7% more dangerous |
| Diss | 594 | 69 | 3.6% safer |
| Downham Market | 625 | 57 | 26% safer |
| Fakenham | 641 | 81 | 11% more dangerous |
| Great Yarmouth | 8,875 | 163 | 56% more dangerous |
| Hellesdon | 811 | 71 | 0.42% safer |
| King's Lynn | 4,877 | 101 | 29% more dangerous |
| North Walsham | 733 | 57 | 26% safer |
| Norwich | 18,897 | 96 | 25% more dangerous |
| Sprowston | 123 | 8 | 836% safer |
| Swaffham | 579 | 70 | 2.3% safer |
| Taverham | 346 | 34 | 110% safer |
| Thetford | 2,789 | 104 | 31% more dangerous |
| Thorpe St. Andrew | 722 | 50 | 44% safer |
| Watton | 456 | 55 | 29% safer |
| Wymondham | 1,245 | 72 | 0.47% more dangerous |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.96 | 1.0 | Safer |
| Burglary | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Safer |
| Drugs | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Safer |
| Other Crime | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Getting worse |
| Other Theft | 6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.63 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.64 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.37 | 0.33 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.39 | 0.35 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 26 | 27 | 33 | 37 | Getting worse |
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