Crime Rate in Swaffham, ward

Swaffham has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Breckland district and the 2727th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 251st highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Swaffham in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Breckland district average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Swaffham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 290 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 35.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 347 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Swaffham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.