North Norfolk crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of North Norfolk crime rate

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Crime levels in North Norfolk are deemed low.

Positioned 22nd out of 25 surrounding boroughs in crime rates, North Norfolk reported 5,304 criminal incidents in 2023, against a backdrop of 102,979 residents. This results in a crime rate of 51.51 per 1,000 inhabitants, noting a substantial 14.04% decline from the year before.

Leading crime types in North Norfolk include Violence and sexual offences (46.9%), Anti-social behaviour (13.3%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.6%), with the least frequent being Bicycle theft (0.4%), Theft from the person (0.3%), and Robbery (0.2%).

Among its 32 wards, those with the highest crime rates are Cromer Town (110.8), North Walsham Market Cross (94.1), and North Walsham East (71.7), while the lowest rates are in Erpingham (23.4), Worstead (23.3), and Stody (22.1).

Reviewing postcode districts, NR27 (69.0), NR28 (61.7), and NR21 (51.5) have the highest crime rates, whereas NR20 (37.8), NR24 (35.4), and PE31 (35.1) are the safest.

In North Norfolk, there was an increase in Public order by 1.98% in 2020, and Violence and sexual offences by 4.81% in 2020 and 4.34% in 2021. Conversely, there was a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 4.16% in 2021, Public order by 1.94% in 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 4.12% in 2023.

North Norfolk crime incidents by crime type

A total of 5304 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2486 (46.9)%
Anti-social behaviour – 707 (13.3)%
Criminal damage and arson – 507 (9.6)%
Public order – 463 (8.7)%
Other theft – 409 (7.7)%
Shoplifting – 194 (3.7)%
Other crime – 120 (2.3)%
Burglary – 117 (2.2)%
Vehicle crime – 111 (2.1)%
Drugs – 88 (1.7)%
Possession of weapons – 52 (1.0)%
Bicycle theft – 22 (0.4)%
Theft from the person – 16 (0.3)%
Robbery – 12 (0.2)%

How does North Norfolk compare against nearby areas ?

North Norfolk ranks 22nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in North Norfolk wards

There are 32 wards within North Norfolk. Cromer Town, North Walsham Market Cross, North Walsham East has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 32 wards from high crime rate to low.