Total Crime
66,815
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Norfolk Constabulary
Norfolk Constabulary Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Norfolk Constabulary.
Latest month: March 2026
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YoY Change
-3.6%
69,338 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-3.3%
15,589 vs 16,113
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 3.6% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 2.2%
•
Robbery ↑ 18.1%
•
Drugs ↑ 0.6%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 12.3%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 8.3%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 7.0%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Norfolk Constabulary monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 42.3%
|
28,274 |
+2.2%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
8,518 |
-12.3%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
5,929 |
-7.0%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,790 |
-8.3%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,666 |
-4.5%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
4,069 |
-6.1%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other crime
|
1,907 |
-7.7%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
1,858 |
-10.2%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
1,861 |
+0.6%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Vehicle crime
|
1,527 |
-9.1%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
773 |
-2.4%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
824 |
+0.6%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Robbery
|
437 |
+18.1%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
382 |
-3.0%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |