3Balsfjord
Balsfjord, Norway: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime
3/10 in Norway · 8/10 in the world
Compared with 271 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime). 86 places were left out of the comparison (incomplete figures or very few residents).
Weighted crime: 12,869 per 100,000 people (2024-2025)
Crime by type, as recorded by SSB (2024-2025)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence | |||
| Violence and abuse | 46 | 822.2 | 820.1 |
| Yearly average over the two years shown. | |||
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Property theft | 35 | 625.6 | 1,950 |
| Yearly average over the two years shown. | |||
| Drugs | |||
| Drug and alcohol offences | 41 | 732.8 | 532.2 |
| Yearly average over the two years shown. | |||
| Damage and public order | |||
| Public order and integrity offences | 38 | 679.2 | 615.8 |
| Yearly average over the two years shown. | |||
| Other | |||
| Other offences | 70 | 1,251.1 | 1,266.2 |
| Includes other acquisitive crime, criminal damage and sexual offences. Yearly average over the two years shown. | |||
Source: SSB, updated 26 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2024-2025)
| Violence | 46 |
|---|---|
| Theft and burglary | 35 |
| Drugs | 41 |
| Damage and public order | 38 |
| Other | 70 |
Living
3/10 Living 3 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 1.6 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 1/10
- Transport: 1/10
- Health: 2/10
- Supermarkets: 3/10
Nearest places
- Doctor or clinic: Storsteinnes legekontor 6.7 km
- A&E: Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge 47.9 km
- Supermarket: Spar Storsteinnes 6.4 km
- Supermarket: Bunnpris Storsteinnes 6.4 km
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
