Norfolk Burglary
Norfolk · Burglary · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Norfolk police open data recorded 468 burglary incidents, 2.6% of all 18,212 incidents reported in the city that year and down 6.4% from 2024. That is about 203 per 100,000 residents, compared with 412 per 100,000 across the 59 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 353 burglary incidents have been published.
Burglary in Norfolk by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 353 | — | — |
| 2025 | 468 | 203 | down 6.4% |
| 2024 | 500 | 216 | down 12.7% |
| 2023 | 573 | 248 | up 6.5% |
| 2022 | 538 | 233 | — |
| 2021 (partial year) | 124 | — | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 2,556 burglary incidents.
Neighborhoods with the most burglary (2025)
- Bayview 23 incidents
- No Civic League 18 incidents
- Newtown South 18 incidents
- Northside 15 incidents
- East Ocean View 13 incidents
- Downtown Norfolk Civic League 12 incidents
- Oakwood 11 incidents
- Ocean View 7 incidents
Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.
Questions
How many burglary incidents were reported in Norfolk in 2025?
468, according to Norfolk Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is burglary going up or down in Norfolk?
Reported burglary was down 6.4% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 13.0% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Norfolk Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Norfolk
- Norfolk other 5,919 in 2025
- Norfolk assault 3,758 in 2025
- Norfolk theft 2,651 in 2025
- Norfolk theft from vehicle 2,060 in 2025
- Norfolk vandalism 1,604 in 2025
- Norfolk auto theft 638 in 2025
- Norfolk fraud 618 in 2025
- Norfolk sexual assault 216 in 2025
- Norfolk robbery 163 in 2025
- Norfolk bike theft 91 in 2025
- Norfolk homicide 26 in 2025