
Norfolk Constabulary
His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary (HMI): Roy Wilsher is HMI for Norfolk.
This force is in the Eastern HMICFRS policing region.
HMICFRS’s assessment of Norfolk Constabulary
Our PEEL (police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy), and other force assessments give you information about how your local police force has performed in several important areas.
In our latest assessments of Norfolk Constabulary, we made the following judgments:
News related to Norfolk Constabulary.
Recent news
- Opportunities to investigate organised immigration crime are being lost
- Police ill-equipped to tackle impact of online content during serious disorder
- PEEL assessment framework (PAF) 2025–2027
- Forces must improve the effectiveness of crime investigations and achieve better outcomes for victims
- Joint targeted area inspection of the multi-agency response to children who are victims of domestic abuse in Norfolk
Publications related to Norfolk Constabulary.
Recent publications
- Observations, learning and good practice from 2024 force management statements
- Improving the response to organised immigration crime
- An inspection of the police response to the public disorder in July and August 2024: Tranche 2
- PEEL assessment framework (PAF) 2025–2027
- An inspection into how effectively the police investigate crime
Key facts – 2019/20

Force Area
Population
Workforce
Victim-based crimes
Cost
These are the latest key facts about Norfolk Constabulary.
About the force
Norfolk Constabulary provides policing services to the county of Norfolk. The police force area covers 2,077 square miles with approximately 100 miles of coastline in East Anglia.
Although there are some highly affluent areas, Norfolk has a high level of poverty.
Around 0.9 million people live in a predominantly rural setting. Its distinct and generally small urban areas include the city of Norwich, as well as the towns of Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn. The resident population is increased by university students and the large numbers who visit, socialise in or travel through the county each year.
The transport infrastructure includes an airport and sea ports.
More about this area – What Norfolk Constabulary says