Swaffham vs The Woottons

Swaffham has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,115 crimes in the last 12 months. The Woottons has a safety score of 73/100 (Safe) with 190 crimes. The Woottons scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Swaffham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. The Woottons shows -11.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Swaffham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (458 incidents). In The Woottons, it is Violent Crime (70 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Swaffham recorded 186 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while The Woottons recorded 19. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Swaffham totalled 458 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 70 in The Woottons. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Swaffham recorded 1,050 crimes (now 1,115, a change of +6.2%). The Woottons recorded 215 crimes previously (now 190, -11.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Swaffham has a resolution rate of 12.3% and The Woottons has 28.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Swaffham falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. The Woottons is covered by Norfolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Swaffham and The Woottons. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.