Postcode · Swaffham
Crime in PE37 7ND
How much crime is recorded in PE37 7ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swaffham
- Council
- Breckland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
PE37 7NDSwaffham
How safe is PE37 7ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE37 7ND 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 7NDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Shoplifting7.68.4
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Other theft5.94.5
Burglary5.29.1
Public order3.74.6
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.