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Crime in NR6 5

How much crime is recorded in NR6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Broadland
Region
East of England
Population
20,984 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NR6 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR6 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NR6 5National
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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