Norfolk Constabulary/Crime in Norfolk Constabulary

Crime in Norfolk Constabulary

Recorded crime across Norfolk Constabulary's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 830,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

5,079Crimes recorded

6.1Rate per 1,000

33 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

5,079

Crime rate per 1,000

6.1 per 1,000 people

National ranking

33 of 41 (21% below average)

Month-on-month

-2.7%

Year-on-year

-7.9% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (43.6%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20235,738 crimes

Mar 20236,561 crimes

+14.3% vs previous month

Apr 20236,406 crimes

-2.4% vs previous month

May 20236,406 crimes

0.0% vs previous month

Jun 20236,496 crimes

+1.4% vs previous month

Jul 20236,591 crimes

+1.5% vs previous month

Aug 20236,260 crimes

-5.0% vs previous month

Sept 20236,039 crimes

-3.5% vs previous month

Oct 20236,013 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

Nov 20235,489 crimes

-8.7% vs previous month

Dec 20235,077 crimes

-7.5% vs previous month

Jan 20245,283 crimes

+4.1% vs previous month

Feb 20245,114 crimes

-3.2% vs previous month

Mar 20245,727 crimes

+12.0% vs previous month

Apr 20245,985 crimes

+4.5% vs previous month

May 20246,434 crimes

+7.5% vs previous month

Jun 20246,068 crimes

-5.7% vs previous month

Jul 20246,280 crimes

+3.5% vs previous month

Aug 20246,473 crimes

+3.1% vs previous month

Sept 20245,982 crimes

-7.6% vs previous month

Oct 20246,210 crimes

+3.8% vs previous month

Nov 20245,747 crimes

-7.5% vs previous month

Dec 20245,265 crimes

-8.4% vs previous month

Jan 20255,514 crimes

+4.7% vs previous month

Feb 20255,030 crimes

-8.8% vs previous month

Mar 20255,891 crimes

+17.1% vs previous month

Apr 20255,719 crimes

-2.9% vs previous month

May 20255,946 crimes

+4.0% vs previous month

Jun 20256,065 crimes

+2.0% vs previous month

Jul 20256,281 crimes

+3.6% vs previous month

Aug 20255,974 crimes

-4.9% vs previous month

Sept 20255,734 crimes

-4.0% vs previous month

Oct 20255,768 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

Nov 20255,347 crimes

-7.3% vs previous month

Dec 20255,220 crimes

-2.4% vs previous month

Jan 20265,079 crimes

-2.7% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
2,213 (43.6%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
550 (10.8%)
3
Shoplifting
471 (9.3%)
4
Criminal damage and arson
441 (8.7%)
5
Other theft
296 (5.8%)
6
Public order
288 (5.7%)
7
Burglary
210 (4.1%)
8
Drugs
197 (3.9%)
9
Other crime
131 (2.6%)
10
Vehicle crime
123 (2.4%)
11
Possession of weapons
69 (1.4%)
12
Bicycle theft
32 (0.6%)
13
Theft from person
31 (0.6%)
14
Robbery
26 (0.5%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	5,079	-2.7%	2,213	550	210	123	471	197	26	288
Dec 2025	5,220	-2.4%	2,240	579	147	149	379	184	28	332
Nov 2025	5,347	-7.3%	2,195	532	150	142	575	146	34	382
Oct 2025	5,768	+0.6%	2,493	705	136	136	547	141	25	409
Sept 2025	5,734	-4.0%	2,441	649	156	131	525	142	42	416
Aug 2025	5,974	-4.9%	2,462	826	172	124	530	140	52	439
Jul 2025	6,281	+3.6%	2,794	873	150	105	455	141	37	462
Jun 2025	6,065	+2.0%	2,466	818	194	121	479	147	53	467
May 2025	5,946	+4.0%	2,520	819	158	119	493	154	49	419
Apr 2025	5,719	-2.9%	2,271	797	142	157	530	153	27	430
Mar 2025	5,891	+17.1%	2,290	820	221	139	562	169	36	404
Feb 2025	5,030	-8.8%	2,017	641	185	146	533	138	34	294
Jan 2025	5,514	+4.7%	2,221	639	178	138	549	150	37	340
Dec 2024	5,265	-8.4%	2,252	649	142	175	507	120	21	296
Nov 2024	5,747	-7.5%	2,264	733	150	186	641	149	22	390
Oct 2024	6,210	+3.8%	2,421	829	166	145	662	190	42	471
Sept 2024	5,982	-7.6%	2,402	805	151	123	547	172	27	454
Aug 2024	6,473	+3.1%	2,499	1,035	148	146	591	152	37	532
Jul 2024	6,280	+3.5%	2,476	999	126	109	539	139	27	537
Jun 2024	6,068	-5.7%	2,447	910	182	125	437	167	36	480
May 2024	6,434	+7.5%	2,458	932	216	154	546	187	36	446
Apr 2024	5,985	+4.5%	2,375	722	269	140	510	160	21	401
Mar 2024	5,727	+12.0%	2,450	791	124	135	448	150	37	408
Feb 2024	5,114	-3.2%	2,147	627	178	157	386	173	33	331
Jan 2024	5,283	+4.1%	2,328	595	171	113	411	137	24	351
Dec 2023	5,077	-7.5%	2,360	563	172	99	352	91	31	315
Nov 2023	5,489	-8.7%	2,339	598	177	167	405	166	24	380
Oct 2023	6,013	-0.4%	2,501	693	159	222	432	152	35	450
Sept 2023	6,039	-3.5%	2,510	821	169	148	443	164	33	448
Aug 2023	6,260	-5.0%	2,486	948	175	134	489	151	22	432
Jul 2023	6,591	+1.5%	2,691	1,000	149	129	527	164	30	513
Jun 2023	6,496	+1.4%	2,627	1,010	160	100	471	190	31	520
May 2023	6,406	0.0%	2,532	918	154	120	470	165	32	572
Apr 2023	6,406	-2.4%	2,665	866	146	141	381	165	35	538
Mar 2023	6,561	+14.3%	2,772	741	151	221	478	176	28	558
Feb 2023	5,738	—	2,410	684	166	144	356	131	32	524