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Crime in South Norfolk 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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2,025crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+21%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Tacolnestonlowest rate5.7 per 1,000 a year
44.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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

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Most improved: Cringleford (-10%), Wymondham (10%) and Costessey (12%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1ColneyNR4 · 2,064 residents 277.1▲ 21%violence
2DissIP22 · 10,919 residents 108.4▲ 54%violence
3LoddonNR14 · 4,423 residents 86.8▲ 19%violence
4WymondhamNR18 · 16,675 residents 84.2▲ 10%violence
5CringlefordNR4 · 5,172 residents 78.9▼ 10%violence
6HethersettNR9 · 7,201 residents 76.7▲ 18%violence
7ChedgraveNR14 · 4,423 residents 71.4▲ 7%violence
8CostesseyNR8 · 23,640 residents 69.5▲ 12%violence
9RoydonIP22 · 2,415 residents 64.6▲ 95%violence
10TrowseNR14 · 3,049 residents 64.3▲ 2%anti-social behaviour
11HarlestonIP20 · 5,255 residents 63.9▲ 40%violence
12PoringlandNR14 · 5,056 residents 53.8▲ 36%violence
13DickleburghIP21 · 1,600 residents 50–violence
14HalesNR14 · 1,610 residents 44.7–violence
15Long StrattonNR15 · 5,961 residents 38.9▲ 32%violence
16Framingham EarlNR14 · 4,864 residents 38.7▲ 15%violence
17Little MeltonNR9 · 2,194 residents 38.3▲ 40%violence
18Stoke Holy CrossNR14 · 1,752 residents 27.4–violence
19HinghamNR9 · 3,083 residents 27.2▲ 17%violence
20DitchinghamNR35 · 2,549 residents 25.1▲ 7%violence
21BroomeNR35 · 2,549 residents 23.5▲ 7%violence
22Rockland St MaryNR14 · 1,591 residents 20.1–violence
23Pulham MarketIP21 · 2,293 residents 19.2–violence
24BawburghNR9 · 2,194 residents 18.20%criminal damage
25MulbartonNR14 · 5,657 residents 17.7▲ 56%violence
26Pulham St MaryIP21 · 2,293 residents 14–violence
27SwardestonNR14 · 1,953 residents 8.2–violence
28TacolnestonNR16 · 2,797 residents 5.7–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 South Norfolk have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Tacolneston, Swardeston, Pulham St Mary, Mulbarton and Bawburgh.

Which areas of South Norfolk 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 Colney, Diss, Loddon, Wymondham and Cringleford.

Is crime going up or down in South Norfolk?

Across South Norfolk, 2,025 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 21% 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.