#1Mulbarton
3,807 people12.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·9.5 violent and sexual, 2.7 homes and vehicles·#13 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Mulbarton, #1 on this list · Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0Norfolk rankings · Safety
Safest towns in Norfolk
Mulbarton records the least crime per resident of Norfolk’s 51 towns of 2,500+ with police.uk figures: 12.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (9.5 violent and sexual offences, 2.7 against homes and vehicles). 11 of the 51 grade A− or better on safety.
The Safety Grade: violent and sexual offences, burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage recorded inside the town by police.uk, per 1,000 residents a year over three years, lowest first. The rank across England, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work
#1A+
#T2Dersingham
4,753 people14.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·11.4 violent and sexual, 3.1 homes and vehicles·#26 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
#T2Spixworth
3,418 people14.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·11.1 violent and sexual, 3.6 homes and vehicles·#29 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
All 51 towns, ranked
Crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first; the sort uses the exact rate. Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.
51 towns.
#TownGrade · UK rankCrime rate
1Mulbarton3,807 peopleA+#13 of 2,138 nationally12.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·9.5 violent and sexual, 2.7 homes and vehicles
T2Dersingham4,753 peopleA#26 of 2,138 nationally14.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·11.4 violent and sexual, 3.1 homes and vehicles
T2Spixworth3,418 peopleA#29 of 2,138 nationally14.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·11.1 violent and sexual, 3.6 homes and vehicles
4Snettisham2,709 peopleA#33 of 2,138 nationally15.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·12.2 violent and sexual, 2.8 homes and vehicles
5Feltwell2,919 peopleA#43 of 2,138 nationally15.6 crimes per 1,000 a year·11.1 violent and sexual, 4.6 homes and vehicles
T6Brundall4,378 peopleA#65 of 2,138 nationally17.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·14.2 violent and sexual, 2.9 homes and vehicles
T6Taverham and Drayton14,989 peopleA#74 of 2,138 nationally17.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·13.6 violent and sexual, 3.6 homes and vehicles
8Ormesby St Margaret2,741 peopleA#92 of 2,138 nationally18.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·14.8 violent and sexual, 3.4 homes and vehicles
9West Winch2,828 peopleA−#124 of 2,138 nationally19.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·14.6 violent and sexual, 4.8 homes and vehicles
10Queen's Hills4,465 peopleA−#186 of 2,138 nationally21.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·17.2 violent and sexual, 4.3 homes and vehicles
11Martham3,633 peopleA−#215 of 2,138 nationally22.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·18.4 violent and sexual, 4.0 homes and vehicles
T12Heacham3,978 peopleB+#262 of 2,138 nationally23.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·18.5 violent and sexual, 4.9 homes and vehicles
T12Costessey2,608 peopleB+#272 of 2,138 nationally23.6 crimes per 1,000 a year·16.6 violent and sexual, 7.0 homes and vehicles
14Poringland7,105 peopleB+#295 of 2,138 nationally24.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·19.0 violent and sexual, 5.2 homes and vehicles
15Blofield2,667 peopleB+#305 of 2,138 nationally24.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·18.9 violent and sexual, 5.5 homes and vehicles
16Belton3,603 peopleB+#332 of 2,138 nationally24.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·17.8 violent and sexual, 7.1 homes and vehicles
17Watlington2,593 peopleB+#376 of 2,138 nationally25.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·18.1 violent and sexual, 7.6 homes and vehicles
18Long Stratton5,218 peopleB#435 of 2,138 nationally27.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·21.0 violent and sexual, 6.0 homes and vehicles
19Bradwell11,632 peopleB#499 of 2,138 nationally28.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·19.3 violent and sexual, 8.8 homes and vehicles
T20Aylsham7,183 peopleB#515 of 2,138 nationally28.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·22.1 violent and sexual, 6.3 homes and vehicles
T20Horsford4,396 peopleB#518 of 2,138 nationally28.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·21.4 violent and sexual, 7.0 homes and vehicles
22Hethersett7,018 peopleB#551 of 2,138 nationally28.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·22.1 violent and sexual, 6.8 homes and vehicles
23Sheringham7,087 peopleB#552 of 2,138 nationally28.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·20.9 violent and sexual, 8.0 homes and vehicles
T24Mundesley2,777 peopleB#623 of 2,138 nationally30.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·24.5 violent and sexual, 5.6 homes and vehicles
T24Harleston5,077 peopleB#643 of 2,138 nationally30.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·23.7 violent and sexual, 6.8 homes and vehicles
26Elm and Emneth4,555 peopleB−#674 of 2,138 nationally31.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·21.1 violent and sexual, 10.2 homes and vehicles
27Attleborough11,236 peopleB−#714 of 2,138 nationally31.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·26.1 violent and sexual, 5.8 homes and vehicles
28Downham Market11,349 peopleB−#831 of 2,138 nationally33.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·24.6 violent and sexual, 9.3 homes and vehicles
T29Hoveton and Wroxham3,620 peopleB−#852 of 2,138 nationally34.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·28.0 violent and sexual, 6.4 homes and vehicles
T29Fakenham8,390 peopleB−#869 of 2,138 nationally35.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·27.7 violent and sexual, 7.3 homes and vehicles
31Watton11,549 peopleC+#879 of 2,138 nationally35.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·28.1 violent and sexual, 7.1 homes and vehicles
32Caister-on-Sea9,095 peopleC+#913 of 2,138 nationally35.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·28.4 violent and sexual, 7.6 homes and vehicles
33Hemsby5,724 peopleC+#939 of 2,138 nationally36.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·27.1 violent and sexual, 9.3 homes and vehicles
34Cringleford4,686 peopleC+#975 of 2,138 nationally37.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·28.6 violent and sexual, 8.5 homes and vehicles
35Stalham3,383 peopleC+#1,015 of 2,138 nationally37.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·28.2 violent and sexual, 9.7 homes and vehicles
36North Walsham12,829 peopleC+#1,069 of 2,138 nationally39.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·31.2 violent and sexual, 8.0 homes and vehicles
37Diss9,599 peopleC+#1,099 of 2,138 nationally39.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·29.5 violent and sexual, 10.2 homes and vehicles
38Cromer7,522 peopleC+#1,109 of 2,138 nationally40.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·31.1 violent and sexual, 8.9 homes and vehicles
39Terrington St Clement2,792 peopleC#1,150 of 2,138 nationally40.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·34.6 violent and sexual, 6.1 homes and vehicles
T40Holt4,014 peopleC#1,157 of 2,138 nationally40.9 crimes per 1,000 a year·29.2 violent and sexual, 11.7 homes and vehicles
T40Hunstanton4,230 peopleC#1,173 of 2,138 nationally41.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·32.5 violent and sexual, 8.8 homes and vehicles
T40Hopton on Sea2,575 peopleC#1,177 of 2,138 nationally41.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·29.9 violent and sexual, 11.4 homes and vehicles
43Upwell and Outwell3,664 peopleC#1,184 of 2,138 nationally41.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·28.4 violent and sexual, 13.1 homes and vehicles
44Swaffham8,434 peopleC#1,334 of 2,138 nationally45.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·34.3 violent and sexual, 11.0 homes and vehicles
45Wymondham16,334 peopleC#1,397 of 2,138 nationally47.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·38.3 violent and sexual, 9.0 homes and vehicles
46Dereham20,788 peopleC−#1,416 of 2,138 nationally47.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·37.3 violent and sexual, 10.5 homes and vehicles
47Gorleston-on-Sea24,474 peopleC−#1,606 of 2,138 nationally53.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·39.2 violent and sexual, 14.2 homes and vehicles
48Norwich200,744 peopleD#1,707 of 2,138 nationally57.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·42.7 violent and sexual, 14.8 homes and vehicles
49Thetford25,502 peopleD#1,765 of 2,138 nationally59.6 crimes per 1,000 a year·43.9 violent and sexual, 15.7 homes and vehicles
50King's Lynn47,604 peopleD#1,875 of 2,138 nationally66.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·51.4 violent and sexual, 14.7 homes and vehicles
51Great Yarmouth28,979 peopleD−#2,136 of 2,138 nationally138.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·105.0 violent and sexual, 32.9 homes and vehicles
Not ranked
Not on this list
1 military garrison town or university campus keeps its grade but isn’t ranked: most residents serve in the forces or are students.
- Marham 2,608 people. Garrison town.
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What is the safest town in Norfolk?
Mulbarton ranks first on safety among 51 towns, with an A+: 12.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (9.5 violent and sexual offences, 2.7 against homes and vehicles). Dersingham and Spixworth follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Safety Grade: violent and sexual offences, burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage recorded inside the town by police.uk, per 1,000 residents a year over three years, lowest first. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Norfolk’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Norfolk is on the county page.
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live51 towns · #1 PoringlandBest small towns38 towns · #1 PoringlandMost affordable towns51 towns · #1 Queen's HillsTowns with the best schools51 towns · #1 WymondhamHealthiest towns51 towns · #1 PoringlandBest towns for jobs & income51 towns · #1 CringlefordMost walkable towns51 towns · #1 Great YarmouthTowns with the lowest flood risk51 towns · #1 Blofield and 17 moreBest towns for the outdoors51 towns · #1 SheringhamMost historic towns51 towns · #1 Great YarmouthTowns with the most civic life51 towns · #1 MundesleyTowns with the highest household incomes52 towns · #1 CringlefordDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest council tax52 towns · #1 King's LynnDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters52 towns · #1 Great YarmouthDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers52 towns · #1 FeltwellDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers52 towns · #1 SheringhamDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts52 towns · #1 CromerDescribed, no lettersDriest towns52 towns · #1 Caister-on-SeaDescribed, no lettersWettest towns52 towns · #1 CromerDescribed, no letters
County by county
Safest towns, county by county
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Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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