Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR16 2HE
How much crime is recorded in NR16 2HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckenhams & Snetterton
- Council
- Breckland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,248 (2024)
NR16 2HENorwich
How safe is NR16 2HE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR16 2HE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR16 2HENational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary10.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.