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The latest crime figures for England and Wales have been published, showing overall crime in Norfolk has fallen by 5.4%.
The figures, released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday (30 January), show 59,236 crimes were recorded in Norfolk in the year ending September 2024, compared to 62,597 in the previous 12 months.
Nationally, there was a smaller reduction in crime, with a 2.7% decrease across England and Wales.
Norfolk has seen continued reductions in stalking and harassment, public order, knife crime, drug offences, vehicle crime, and criminal damage.
The county has seen increases in sexual offences, burglaries (both business and residential), robbery and weapons possession offences.
The largest increase is shoplifting offences, up by 20% locally, and in line with national trends.
Commenting on the statistics, Chief Constable Paul Sanford said: “It’s pleasing to see continued reductions in overall crime, with 3,361 fewer crimes recorded which means fewer people becoming the victim of crime in our county.
“Officers and staff throughout the organisation are committed to protecting our communities, putting victims first, seeking justice and addressing criminal behaviour.
“We have seen continued reductions in crimes which often have the biggest impact on our communities such as vehicle crime, arson, knife crime and criminal damage.
“In the last 12 months burglary offences have increased by 5.3%, following a three-year decline.
"Even with the increase, which equates to 101 offences, Norfolk has the second lowest burglary rate in the country.
"We know this is an intrusive crime, and I appreciate statistics provide little comfort to people who have been the victim of burglary, but we investigate these crimes robustly and relentlessly target offenders to prevent further crimes from happening.”
Shoplifting has again seen the biggest increase and it’s something officers are prioritising in Norfolk, solving 44% of cases.
Last week a woman who travelled the country stealing £48,000 worth of cosmetics from Tesco stores was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after being caught at a store in King’s Lynn.
Meanwhile, two members of a shoplifting gang which targeted TK Maxx stores were given suspended prison sentences by magistrates, while a third was given an unpaid work order. All defendants were ordered to pay compensation totalling nearly £7,000.
ONS statistics