Postcode · Fakenham
Crime in NR21 0BB
How much crime is recorded in NR21 0BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring
- Council
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,210 (2024)
NR21 0BBFakenham
How safe is NR21 0BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR21 0BB 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).
NR21 0BBNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary3.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Public order0.74.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.