Postcode · Swaffham
Crime in PE37 7EB
How much crime is recorded in PE37 7EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swaffham
- Council
- Breckland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,713 (2024)
PE37 7EBSwaffham
How safe is PE37 7EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE37 7EB 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
PE37 7EBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Drugs2.92.4
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.54.6
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
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.