Street Level Crime

The national Street Level Crime website is owned by the Home Office working in conjunction with the National Police Improvement Agency (NPIA).

Please note that the format and presentation of the crime and anti-social behaviour data on the website is the responsibility of the Home Office and the NPIA.

As a guide, Norfolk Constabulary has provided information around the Street Level Crime website and would recommend that you read these explanatory notes before proceeding.

The explanatory notes cover the following areas:

• Home Office and Norfolk Constabulary areas of responsibility
• How the data is compiled and timescales
• How the points on the map are decided upon
• Explanation of the crime and incident categories and what they include
• What to do if you are not satisfied with how data is presented

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Crime Comparator information

Performance monitoring, aims and objectives

Norfolk Constabulary, supported by its Police Authority has seen consistent crime reduction in recent years and continues to be one of the lowest crime counties in England in Home Office reports.

Whilst the Force aims to further reduce crime, the focus is now on those crime types which matter most to the public and cause the greatest amount of harm.In support of this approach Norfolk Constabulary manages its crime in four distinct groups;

Priority Crime

Priority crimes are those which cause the most harm to the community - burglary, robbery, serious violence, theft of and from motor vehicles.

Under-reported crime

Crimes where reporting levels are much lower than the number of actual crimes committed, such as sexual and domestic-related crime. Increased efforts are being made to encourage victims to report these crime types.

Preventative policing

This involves crimes which are often only identified as a direct consequence of police presence or action and, typically, include the possession of drugs or weapons found on individuals. Proactive policing in this way is likely to result in increases in these crimes being reported, but in the prevention of more serious crimes.

Volume

Shoplifting and criminal damage are typical volume crimes, i.e., they occur more frequently. Although important, they are crimes which cause less direct harm to the public.

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