Fakenham
Middle areaThe west of the North Norfolk. 8,164 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Fakenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Fakenham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fakenham at a rate of 86.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 51.4 per 1,000 people across North Norfolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 285 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 121 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Shoplifting | 74 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 60 |
| Drug offences | 25 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Fakenham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Fakenham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fakenham at a rate of 86.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 51.4 per 1,000 people across North Norfolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fakenham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (285), anti-social behaviour (121) and other crime (103).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Norfolk
These figures are published for the whole of North Norfolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Norfolk and not Fakenham alone. See North Norfolk
Fakenham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Fakenham was £255,000 in 2025.
Fakenham had 8,015 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Fakenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Fakenham, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.