Caister and Coastal Villages vs Fakenham

Caister and Coastal Villages has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 723 crimes in the last 12 months. Fakenham has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 856 crimes. Caister and Coastal Villages scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Caister and Coastal Villages shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Fakenham shows +9.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Caister and Coastal Villages, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (362 incidents). In Fakenham, it is Violent Crime (402 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Caister and Coastal Villages recorded 70 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Fakenham recorded 105. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Caister and Coastal Villages totalled 362 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 402 in Fakenham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Caister and Coastal Villages recorded 678 crimes (now 723, a change of +6.6%). Fakenham recorded 780 crimes previously (now 856, +9.7%).

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. Caister and Coastal Villages has a resolution rate of 12.9% and Fakenham has 20.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Caister and Coastal Villages falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Fakenham 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 Caister and Coastal Villages and Fakenham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.