Total Crime
66,756
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: April 2026
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YoY Change
-3.4%
69,076 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+5.2%
16,179 vs 15,385
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 3.4% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 2.8%
•
Robbery ↑ 20.3%
•
Drugs ↑ 1.3%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 12.9%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 8.4%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↓ 5.9%
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 · 42.4%
|
28,324 |
+2.8%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
8,529 |
-12.9%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
5,938 |
-5.9%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
5,804 |
-8.4%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
4,625 |
-6.0%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
4,085 |
-3.4%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
1,841 |
-5.1%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
1,868 |
+1.3%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
1,870 |
-9.2%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
1,467 |
-13.6%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
820 |
+0.5%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Bicycle theft
|
765 |
-4.0%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
451 |
+20.3%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Theft from the person
|
369 |
-8.7%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |