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Crime in Broadland by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,345crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+13%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Cawstonlowest rate19.7 per 1,000 a year
35.8middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Taverham (29%), Drayton (30%) and Aylsham (34%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1New RackheathNR13 · 2,147 residents 102.5▲ 6%violence
2RackheathNR13 · 2,147 residents 78.2▲ 2%violence
3AcleNR13 · 2,788 residents 68.9▲ 37%violence
4LingwoodNR13 · 2,694 residents 54.9▲ 48%violence
5WroxhamNR12 · 4,130 residents 53.3▲ 15%violence
6AylshamNR11 · 8,935 residents 52.8▲ 34%violence
7ReedhamNR13 · 1,605 residents 49.8▼ 17%violence
8SpixworthNR10 · 3,539 residents 48.6▲ 95%violence
9BlofieldNR13 · 3,451 residents 42.9▲ 16%violence
10TaverhamNR8 · 19,758 residents 42.7▲ 29%violence
11BrundallNR13 · 8,489 residents 41.9▲ 7%violence
12DraytonNR8 · 18,088 residents 40.7▲ 30%violence
13Thorpe St AndrewNR7 · 9,490 residents 35.8▲ 13%violence
14SalhouseNR13 · 1,577 residents 35.5–violence
15HevinghamNR10 · 1,669 residents 33.6–violence
16SprowstonNR7 · 10,918 residents 30.4▼ 16%violence
17ColtishallNR12 · 2,811 residents 29.9▼ 19%violence
18HorsteadNR12 · 2,811 residents 28.5▼ 23%violence
19ReephamNR10 · 2,659 residents 27.1▼ 31%violence
20HorsfordNR10 · 5,706 residents 26.60%violence
21Thorpe MarriottNR8 · 11,375 residents 26.4▲ 70%violence
22Horsham St FaithNR10 · 1,792 residents 24.6▼ 8%anti-social behaviour
23FreethorpeNR13 · 1,631 residents 24.5–violence
24BuxtonNR10 · 1,522 residents 21–violence
25CawstonNR10 · 1,827 residents 19.7▼ 57%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Broadland have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Cawston, Buxton, Freethorpe, Horsham St Faith and Thorpe Marriott.

Which areas of Broadland have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in New Rackheath, Rackheath, Acle, Lingwood and Wroxham.

Is crime going up or down in Broadland?

Across Broadland, 1,345 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 13% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.