Postcode · Fakenham
Crime in NR21 0EF
How much crime is recorded in NR21 0EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsingham & Raynham
- Council
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,084 (2024)
NR21 0EFFakenham
How safe is NR21 0EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR21 0EF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 0EFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Public order0.64.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.