What is the crime rate in broadland?

As of March 2026, broadland has an annual crime rate of 38.04 per 1,000 residents, based on 473 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does broadland rank nationally for crime?

broadland ranks #278 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in broadland?

The most common crime type in broadland is Violence & Sexual Offences with 220 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 46.5% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Norfolk Constabulary Police

broadland Crime Intelligence Report

broadland recorded 473 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 3.59 per 1,000 residents. This places broadland at #278 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 27.8% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.3% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

473

trending_up +27.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

38.04per 1k

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Norfolk

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 10	10
On or near Petrol Station Map	Shoplifting: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3	7
On or near Wensum Meadows Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6 Other theft: 3	6
On or near Fir Covert Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7	7
On or near Park/Open Space Map	Criminal damage and arson: 5	5
On or near Warner Way Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5
On or near Green Lane West Map	Violence and sexual offences: 4	4
On or near Berkley Close Map	Criminal damage and arson: 3	3
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 2 Bicycle theft: 1	2

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

473 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

220

46.5%

Anti-social Behaviour

13.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

10.1%

Public Order

6.6%

Other Theft

6.6%

Shoplifting

6.3%

Other Crime

3.2%

Burglary

3.2%

Vehicle Crime

1.5%

Drug Offences

1.5%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

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Ward Safety Rankings

27 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Hellesdon South East	33	62.8
2	Acle	16	58.7
3	Buxton	10	55.1
4	Hellesdon North West	31	51.4
5	Wroxham	22	46.5

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Great Witchingham	2	0.5
shield	Taverham South	2	0.4
shield	Blofield with South Walsham	19	3.0
shield	Drayton North	4	1.3
shield	Taverham North	14	2.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +27.8%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.3%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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