Postcode · Swaffham
Crime in PE37 8DF
How much crime is recorded in PE37 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Swaffham
- Council
- Breckland
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,691 (2024)
PE37 8DFSwaffham
How safe is PE37 8DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PE37 8DF 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 8DFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Other theft8.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Public order3.14.6
Other crime2.71.5
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.