Whissonsett has a population of 488, making it the 161st largest place in Norfolk.
The other populations of Whissonsett
The same name covers more than one area, and each has its own figure.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
488 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
465 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
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Whissonsett in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Whissonsett sits in postcode district NR20.
Crime, per 1,000 residents
| Category (police-recorded, 12 months) | Rate |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 83.9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15.1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.2 |
| Burglary | 10.8 |
| Other theft | 6.5 |
| All recorded offences | 163.4 |
The all-offences line is a count of records, not a safety score: it weighs every category equally, which is exactly why we publish the categories. We deliberately do not combine them into a single index.
Figures are police-recorded crime (August 2025 to July 2026) located to this built-up area, per 1,000 residents at the 2021 census. Three cautions, each of which changes how a rate should be read: recorded crime is not crime experienced, because reporting rates differ by category and by place; the denominator counts residents, so town centres and visitor towns run high per resident precisely because many people there are not residents; and a high figure can reflect more reporting as easily as more crime. Percentiles compare towns of 10,000+ residents. Greater Manchester and Gloucestershire constabularies do not publish, so their towns show a note instead of a partial figure. Compare towns →
Broadband
| Availability | % of homes |
|---|---|
| Gigabit-capable (1,000 Mbit/s+) | 2.9% |
| Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | 97.5% |
Share of the 241 residential premises in this built-up area that the fixed network can serve at each speed, from Ofcom's Connected Nations coverage data (network state July 2025). Availability is what the line to a home can deliver if ordered, not what households actually subscribe to, and a full-fibre street where everyone bought the cheapest package shows 100% here. Percentile compares towns of 10,000+ residents. Compare towns →
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Nearby in Norfolk
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenwade | 496 |
| 2 | Fincham | 496 |
| 3 | Holme Hale | 494 |
| 4 | Trimingham | 485 |
| 5 | North Pickenham | 472 |
| 6 | Hindringham | 457 |