North Norfolk

At a glance, population and employment estimates for North Norfolk.

Population: 105,167
People in Employment: 38,135 (69.8%)
People Inactive: 14,635 (26.8%)
People Unemployed: 1,875 (3.4%)
Number Of Jobs: 25k
Median Salary: £23,864
Mean Salary: £25,505

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for North Norfolk. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in North Norfolk for 2024

North Norfolks most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 2,880 crimes and in 2022 there were 3,265 crimes. Which is an decrease of 385 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	2,880	191	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	875	81	Getting Better
Public order	654	41	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	576	39	Getting Better
Other theft	466	24	Getting Better
Shoplifting	214	14	Getting Better
Burglary	148	12	Getting Better
Other crime	140	11	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	133	8	Getting Better
Drugs	94	7	Getting Better
Theft from the person	25	4	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	24	3	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	47	2	Getting Better
Robbery	13	0	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in North Norfolk

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Cromer Town has the highest crime rate of all the wards in North Norfolk, with 649 crimes and 128 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst St Benet's has 51 crimes and 21 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Cromer Town	52	10
Stalham	46	8
Lancaster South	33	6
North Walsham East	30	6
Hoveton & Tunstead	22	4
Holt	19	4
North Walsham West	17	3
Wells with Holkham	15	6
North Walsham Market Cross	15	6
Sheringham South	14	3
Happisburgh	13	5
Hickling	13	5
Stody	13	5
Walsingham	12	5
Mundesley	12	4
Briston	11	4
Gresham	11	4
Coastal	10	3
The Raynhams	10	4
Sheringham North	9	3
Suffield Park	8	3
Lancaster North	8	3
Beeston Regis & The Runtons	7	3
Trunch	7	3
Roughton	7	2
Erpingham	5	2
St Benet's	4	2
Stibbard	4	1
Bacton	3	1
Worstead	1	0
Poppyland	0	0
Priory	0	0

Crime map for North Norfolk

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for North Norfolk

The average property price in North Norfolk is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in North Norfolk is higher than average. Building and selling properties in North Norfolk could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£453,832.81	£299,518.51	£252,132.21	£165,956.31
2022	£450,988.65	£297,371.00	£252,062.76	£166,706.63
2021	£398,950.02	£263,578.61	£224,620.06	£153,820.17
2020	£359,199.59	£239,146.78	£203,653.54	£143,829.00
2019	£349,288.70	£232,400.00	£198,072.41	£143,310.55
2018	£344,810.49	£229,370.90	£196,104.65	£143,622.15
2017	£323,877.69	£214,777.91	£184,588.64	£137,978.56
2016	£303,503.05	£201,803.32	£174,294.04	£127,972.46
2015	£282,540.77	£188,661.78	£163,504.07	£120,076.82
2014	£262,770.08	£176,468.48	£153,744.15	£113,533.52
2013	£245,406.02	£165,252.70	£144,793.76	£107,610.24
2012	£237,824.09	£159,975.88	£140,442.45	£105,515.93
2011	£237,125.21	£158,823.02	£139,916.24	£106,774.99
2010	£242,033.63	£163,017.03	£143,589.97	£110,839.00

Property prices over time for North Norfolk

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for North Norfolk

The median salary in North Norfolk is £23,864 and the mean salary in North Norfolk is £25,505.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 25k
Median Salary: £23,864
Annual Percentage Change: 4.8%
Mean Salary: £25,505

Salary comparison between North Norfolk and East

See how North Norfolk compares to the rest of East. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in East is £36,416 in St Albans and the lowest median salary is £0 in Tendring. North Norfolk ranks 39 out of 45 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
St Albans	52k	£36,416	-1.9%	£56,468	12.8%
South Cambridgeshire	71k	£35,367	4.9%	£40,105	-1.3%
North Hertfordshire	53k	£35,179	19.5%	£40,413	15.6%
East Hertfordshire	52k	£34,659	13.8%	£50,553	19.2%
Brentwood	25k	£34,561	26.6%	£56,097	0.0%
Cambridge	46k	£34,165	9.7%	£39,909	2.9%
Central Bedfordshire UA	117k	£33,686	11.4%	£36,988	10.2%
Broxbourne	33k	£32,996	21.3%	£39,457	25.7%
Rochford	24k	£32,685	2.8%	£39,835	1.8%
Three Rivers	33k	£32,665	11.6%	£43,085	11.3%
Epping Forest	37k	£31,370	9.3%	£40,872	14.9%
Chelmsford	50k	£30,977	5.1%	£36,828	0.7%
Thurrock UA	54k	£30,696	4.4%	£34,156	2.4%
Watford	30k	£29,915	3.7%	£36,794	11.9%
Dacorum	52k	£29,431	7.8%	£34,983	5.9%
Braintree	53k	£29,336	10.3%	£34,411	11.5%
Bedford UA	74k	£29,225	9.8%	£33,852	7.5%
Huntingdonshire	74k	£29,066	2.9%	£32,399	4.5%
Southend-on-Sea UA	49k	£28,717	4.2%	£35,412	4.6%
Stevenage	29k	£28,393	20.1%	£31,170	7.0%
Colchester	68k	£28,121	15.7%	£36,704	18.8%
Basildon	56k	£27,926	3.4%	£33,398	6.7%
Castle Point	26k	£27,865	0.0%	£35,537	10.0%
Hertsmere	33k	£27,837	5.5%	£32,125	1.1%
Broadland	41k	£27,028	9.1%	£31,596	16.8%
West Suffolk	57k	£27,000	4.8%	£32,964	1.7%
Babergh	33k	£26,911	0.8%	£33,212	-6.0%
Harlow	31k	£26,893	8.2%	£29,180	4.9%
South Norfolk	42k	£26,654	0.3%	£30,801	5.4%
Fenland	38k	£26,537	12.9%	£29,811	13.6%
Mid Suffolk	43k	£26,183	2.4%	£31,515	11.1%
Great Yarmouth	31k	£26,164	17.4%	£27,611	9.1%
Norwich	41k	£25,802	2.5%	£29,927	-4.5%
Luton UA	65k	£25,402	4.2%	£28,032	5.4%
East Suffolk	91k	£24,886	6.5%	£28,665	8.0%
Ipswich	58k	£24,846	4.5%	£28,637	8.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	53k	£24,778	9.5%	£28,449	6.4%
Breckland	47k	£24,659	2.1%	£26,526	3.0%
Peterborough UA	75k	£24,421	-0.6%	£29,370	3.4%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%