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United Kingdom agency record

Norfolk Constabulary

Territorial forcegb-norfolkFounded 1839

Eastern, United Kingdom

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Norfolk Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Norfolk in East Anglia, England. The force serves a population of 908,000 in a mostly rural area of 2,079 square miles (5,380 km2), including 90 miles (140 km) of coastline and 16 rivers, including the Broads National Park. Headquartered in Wymondham, Norfolk is responsible for the City of Norwich, along with King's Lynn, Great Yarmouth and Thetford. As of March 2023, the force has a strength of 1,897 police officers, 163 special constables, 1,318 police staff/designated officers, and 103 police support volunteers.

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Staffing & crime statistics

1,911.1

Police officers, FTE (2025)

1,100.2

Police staff, FTE

0

Community support officers, FTE

59,515

Recorded offences (year ending Mar 2024)

Recent years
YearOfficersCiviliansPCSOsRecorded crime
20251,911.11,100.20
20241,895.81,160.6059,515
20231,897.41,127.4067,247
20221,838.11,084.3069,211
20211,734.91,037.7062,665
20201,665.3999.5065,931
20191,609.1924.2061,533
20181,557.79227956,595
20171,515.1948.6148.943,320
20161,514.5915170.742,519

Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales).

Offences by group, year ending March 2024
Offence groupOffences
Violence against the person25,862
Theft offences14,025
Criminal damage and arson6,562
Public order offences5,068
Sexual offences3,026
Drug offences2,038
Miscellaneous crimes against society1,723
Possession of weapons offences859
Robbery352

Fraud offences are recorded by national bodies (Action Fraud, Cifas, UK Finance) rather than territorial forces and are not included.

Open data

Street-level crime & outcomes (data.police.uk)
crime incidents

Policies & practice

College of Policing — Authorised Professional Practice

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

Source: data.police.uk force directory, Home Office police workforce statistics, and Home Office police recorded crime (England and Wales), reference year 2025. Snapshot generated 2026-07-03.