Norfolk, a county in East England, encompasses several large towns including Norwich, Downham Market, and Great Yarmouth, along with urban areas and beautiful countryside covering over 5,000 square miles. However, like any region, it experiences its own set of crimes. What is the true nature of Norfolk crime? We’ll be discussing this and more such as how safe of the area is.
What Is The Crime Rate In Norfolk?
According to Plumplot, Norfolk’s overall crime rate is 78.5 crimes per 1,000 people. Many crimes affect the county’s safety, but the most common ones are violent crimes. Last year violent crimes were committed over 27.3K times and made up more than 42.1% of all crimes committed in the area.
When it comes to other crimes committed in the area, shoplifting is another that threatens the city’s safety. Shoplifting crimes have increased by 28.1% and made up more than 7.3% of all crimes committed in Norfolk.
How Safe Is Norfolk?
According to Numbeo, Norfolk has a safety index of 42.16 and a crime index of 57.84. Numbeo ranked the area with a moderate ranking of 50 when it came to the level of crime. But it was also ranked with a very high ranking of 83.33 when it came to the category of crime increasing in the last five years.
When it comes to safety, Norfolk was awarded a high ranking of 66.67 on people feeling safe walking alone in the area during the day. However, it also got a low ranking of 33.33 when it came to how safe people feel walking alone at night.
Crime In Norwich
Crimerate reported that Norwich is Norfolk’s most dangerous city. However, it comes to the whole of the UK, Norwich is deemed as the 22nd safest city.
Last year, Norwich had an overall crime rate of 105 crimes committed per 1,000 people. The most popular crime committed was violent and sexual offences, which were committed over 7,404 times. Norwich least common crime in 2023 was theft from a person. These types of crimes were reported 154 times and had decreased by 21% compared to the previous year.
The top areas for high amounts of crime in Norwich are listed in the table below:
|
Ward |
Crime Count |
Crime Rate |
|
Mancroft |
3,535 |
118 |
|
Thorpe Hamlet |
2,897 |
183 |
|
Crome |
1,326 |
143 |
|
Mile Cross |
1,103 |
114 |
|
University |
1,094 |
76 |
Crime In Downham Market
Downham Market is considered to be one of the top 10 safest small towns in Norfolk. When compared to the whole of the UK, the area is ranked as the 3,278th most dangerous location.
According to Crimerate, last year Downham Market had an overall crime rate of 59 crimes committed per 1,000 people. The most popular crimes committed were violent and sexual offences. In 2023, violent crimes had decreased by 28% and were committed 266 times. While Downham Market’s least common crime is bicycle theft. In 2023 bike theft crimes had decreased by 82% and were only committed 2 times.
Crime In Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth is believed to be Norfolk’s most dangerous medium sized town. It’s also ranked as the UK’s 476th most dangerous area.
Crimerate reported that last year Great Yarmouth had an overall crime rate of 129 crimes reported per 1,000 people. The most common crime committed as violent and sexual offences crimes. In 2023, violent crimes had decreased by 13% but were still committed 3,887 times. Great Yarmouth’s least common crime in 2023 was robbery crimes. During 2023, robbery crimes were reported 48 times and had increased by 20% compared to the previous year.
The top neighbourhoods for high amounts of crime in Norwich are listed in the table below:
|
Ward |
Crime Count |
Crime Rate |
|
Nelson |
2,357 |
232 |
|
Central & Northgate |
1,905 |
185 |
|
Southtown & Cobholm |
825 |
103 |
|
Claydon |
572 |
99 |
|
St Andrews |
539 |
109 |
Peterborough is another city located in the East of England that is popular with crime. To find out how we can reduce crime in Peterborough, check out our article. Or take a look at our news page so that you can stay up to date with all the latest East England news.
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