South Norfolk

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

Population: 143,066
People in Employment: 63,960 (77.3%)
People Inactive: 16,480 (19.9%)
People Unemployed: 2,270 (2.7%)
Number Of Jobs: 42k
Median Salary: £26,654
Mean Salary: £30,801

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 South 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 South Norfolk for 2024

South Norfolks most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 3,500 crimes and in 2022 there were 3,927 crimes. Which is an decrease of 427 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	3,500	202	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,010	86	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	786	49	Getting Better
Other theft	634	41	Getting Better
Shoplifting	377	41	Getting Better
Public order	609	31	Getting Better
Other crime	428	16	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	206	12	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	74	9	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	50	8	Getting Better
Burglary	236	7	Getting Better
Drugs	134	5	Getting Better
Theft from the person	31	3	Getting Better
Robbery	17	0	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in South 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.

Easton has the highest crime rate of all the wards in South Norfolk, with 1975 crimes and 138 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Stratton has 41 crimes and 16 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Hethersett	65	8
Diss & Roydon	47	4
Old Costessey	42	4
New Costessey	40	6
Ditchingham & Earsham	37	6
Loddon & Chedgrave	34	6
Central Wymondham	32	6
South Wymondham	28	5
Harleston	28	4
Stratton	25	6
Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse	23	3
Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole	16	2
Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross	15	2
Hingham & Deopham	12	4
Bressingham & Burston	11	3
Hempnall	10	3
Forncett	9	3
Cringleford	7	1
Brooke	6	2
Newton Flotman	5	2
Rockland	5	1
Thurlton	4	1
Bunwell	3	1
Wicklewood	3	1
North Wymondham	2	0
Easton	1	0

Crime map for South 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 South Norfolk

The average property price in South 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 South Norfolk is higher than average. Building and selling properties in South Norfolk could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£460,424.49	£303,289.92	£252,815.40	£167,657.99
2022	£436,945.86	£288,535.03	£242,026.55	£162,425.68
2021	£390,652.47	£258,989.53	£218,865.16	£151,742.64
2020	£352,784.27	£235,850.33	£199,694.19	£143,425.52
2019	£338,716.74	£226,297.23	£191,586.40	£141,000.22
2018	£334,506.30	£223,303.84	£189,609.98	£141,558.04
2017	£320,597.64	£213,552.48	£182,046.82	£139,017.71
2016	£303,449.22	£203,088.42	£174,094.32	£130,031.06
2015	£277,338.14	£186,112.89	£160,147.05	£119,338.16
2014	£263,570.68	£177,521.53	£153,401.55	£114,418.96
2013	£242,209.84	£162,936.59	£141,438.39	£106,064.96
2012	£233,979.07	£157,291.97	£136,317.11	£103,550.33
2011	£232,401.12	£155,552.40	£134,899.44	£104,015.47
2010	£233,867.61	£157,780.83	£136,433.28	£105,943.54

Property prices over time for South 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 South Norfolk

The median salary in South Norfolk is £26,654 and the mean salary in South Norfolk is £30,801.00. 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): 42k
Median Salary: £26,654
Annual Percentage Change: 0.3%
Mean Salary: £30,801

Salary comparison between South Norfolk and East

See how South 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. South Norfolk ranks 28 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%
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%
North Norfolk	25k	£23,864	4.8%	£25,505	1.6%
Tendring	41k	£0	0.0%	£31,871	11.6%
East Cambridgeshire	39k	£0	0.0%	£36,736	9.3%
Maldon	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Welwyn Hatfield	34k	£0	0.0%	£33,782	4.9%
Uttlesford	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%