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Norfolk Constabulary Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Norfolk Constabulary.

Latest month: June 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

67,170

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-2.2%

68,688 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+14.1%

17,791 vs 15,589

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 2.2% in this area.

Driven by

Violence and sexual offences ↑ 2.6%
Drugs ↑ 3.7%
Possession of weapons ↑ 3.5%

Offset by

Anti-social behaviour ↓ 7.6%
Shoplifting ↓ 7.2%
Public order ↓ 5.5%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Norfolk Constabulary monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 42.3%
28,416
+2.6%
vs +1.4% nationally
42.3%
Up
Anti-social behaviour
8,859
-7.6%
vs -1.3% nationally
13.2%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
5,999
-3.2%
vs -4.8% nationally
8.9%
Down
Shoplifting
5,871
-7.2%
vs -2.3% nationally
8.7%
Down
Public order
4,620
-5.5%
vs -3.2% nationally
6.9%
Down
Other theft
4,096
-1.5%
vs -4.6% nationally
6.1%
Down
Other crime
1,874
-11.2%
vs -2.0% nationally
2.8%
Down
Drugs
1,860
+3.7%
vs +3.5% nationally
2.8%
Up
Burglary
1,767
-7.0%
vs -6.3% nationally
2.6%
Down
Vehicle crime
1,422
-14.4%
vs -7.0% nationally
2.1%
Down
Possession of weapons
822
+3.5%
vs +8.5% nationally
1.2%
Up
Bicycle theft
773
-0.6%
vs -8.5% nationally
1.2%
Flat
Robbery
421
+4.0%
vs +9.2% nationally
0.6%
Up
Theft from the person
370
-7.0%
vs -20.9% nationally
0.6%
Down