The overall crime rate in Norfolk county is 79 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 26.1k crimes were violent crimes which is 40.1% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 91% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 26.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 105% of national crime rate which puts Norfolk on 24. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 3.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 1.9k cases and has increased by 12.4% when compared year-over-year in the period of May 2024 - April 2025.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 40.1% | 14. lowest | 91% | 26.1k | -4.3% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 14.5% | 16. lowest | 70% | 9.4k | 5.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 9.1% | 24. lowest | 95% | 5.9k | -2.2% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 9.0% | 19. lowest | 82% | 5.8k | 26.1% |
| Public order crime → | 7.1% | 11. lowest | 78% | 4.6k | -1.2% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.0% | 6. lowest | 67% | 3.9k | -5.2% |
| Other crime → | 3.0% | 24. highest | 105% | 1.9k | 12.4% |
| Burglary crime → | 2.8% | 6. lowest | 56% | 1.8k | -0.5% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.6% | 12. lowest | 64% | 1.7k | 4.6% |
| Vehicle crime → | 2.4% | 8. lowest | 34% | 1.6k | 5.6% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 1.2% | 25. highest | 101% | 770 | -5.6% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 1.1% | 17. highest | 94% | 741 | 3.6% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.6% | 26. lowest | 20% | 388 | 9.3% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.6% | 19. lowest | 34% | 360 | 12.5% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Norfolk county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Norfolk county crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 11.4 | 16.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Burglary | 2.2 | 4.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Drugs | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.8 | 7.1 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Shoplifting | 7.1 | 8.7 |
| Theft from the person | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| Violent crime | 31.6 | 35.0 |
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