446 death sentences led to 114 executions. A further 55 death sentences were passed at the City of Norwich Assizes leading to 13 executions. Executions took place at Castle Hill, Norwich or Gallows Hill, Thetford for the county and Castle Ditches for the City Assizes, unless otherwise specified.
| Assize date | Name | Crime | Execution date |
| 1735 – 3 executions | |||
| Th. 13 March | Joseph Pearce | Housebreaking | Unknown |
| Hanged at Thetford | |||
| Tu. 29 July (city) | Timothy Wood | Housebreaking | S 16 August |
| “ | John Mann | Housebreaking | S 16 August |
| 1736 – 2 executions | |||
| Th. 18 March | John Gilbert | Housebreaking | Unknown |
| “ | Henry Barton | Burglary | Unknown |
| Both hanged at Thetford | |||
| 1737 – 4 executions | |||
| Th. 10 March | John Painter | Horse theft | M 21 March |
| “ | John Johnson | Horse theft | M 21 March |
| “ | William Wright | Highway robbery | M 21 March |
| M 8 August | Charles Glimmer | Horse theft | S 27 August |
| 1738 – 1 execution | |||
| M 31 July | William Cutts | Horse theft | S 19 August |
| 1739 – No executions | |||
| 1740 – 6 executions | |||
| Th. 20 March | William Cross | Horse theft | S 5 April |
| “ | Robert Smith | Horse theft | S 5 April |
| “ | John Robinson | Highway robbery | S 5 April |
| All hanged at Thetford | |||
| Th. 20 March | Robert Blake | Horse theft | S 12 April |
| M 28 July | Andrew Lister | Riot | S 23 August |
| “ | Robert Bessey | Riot | S 23 August |
| 1741 – 6 executions | |||
| S 14 March | Jonathan Mattox & | Housebreaking | W 8 April |
| “ | Benjamin Smith | ” | W 8 April |
| “ | Peter Latten | Horse theft | W 8 April |
| “ | Robert Smith | Housebreaking | W 8 April |
| “ | Samuel Prior | Burglary | W 8 April |
| “ | Bridges Heffer | Burglary | W 8 April |
| Last 3 hanged at Thetford | |||
| 1742 – 1 execution | |||
| Th. 18 March | Robert Carleton | Murder of Mary Frost | M 5 April |
| Hanged at Diss, afterwards in chains there | |||
| 1743 – 1 execution | |||
| Th. 10 March | John Codlin | Murder of Simon Potts | Th. 7 April |
| Hanged at Bunwell, afterwards in chains there | |||
| 1744 – 1 execution | |||
| M 23 July | Robert Capps | Murder of Joseph Laughter | W 8 August |
| 1745 – No executions | |||
| 1746 – 1 execution | |||
| Th. 13 March | Jeremiah Pratt | Horse theft | S 12 April |
| 1747 – 1 execution | |||
| S 15 August | Francis Cooper (18) | Rape of 10 year old girl | S 5 September |
| 1748 – 1 execution | |||
| Th. 10 March | William Salter | Murder of Christopher King | Ex Tu. 12 April |
| Hanged at Holt afterwards in chains there | |||
| “ | |||
| 1749 – 2 executions | |||
| S 18 March | John Ambrose | Robbery in dwelling house | S 8 April |
| “ | John Jarvis | Burglary | S 8 April |
| 1750 – 1 execution | |||
| F 10 August (city) | Thomas Clarke | Murder of John Banning | S 1 September |
| 1751 – 1 execution | |||
| Th. 14 March | William Cann | Highway robbery | W 10 April |
| Hanged in chains after execution | |||
| 1752 – 1 execution | |||
| Tu. 28 July (city) | Daniel Wilson | Stole from the “Star Inn” | S 15 April |
| 1753 – 1 execution | |||
| Tu. 14 August | James Palmer | Sheep theft | S 8 September |
| 1754 – 1 execution | |||
| Tu. 13 August (city) | Samuel Agar | Burglary | S 31 August |
| 1755 – 1 execution | |||
| F 21 March | John Hall | Horse theft | W 16 April |
| 1756 – No executions | |||
| 1757 – 1 execution | |||
| Tu. 30 August | Richard Taylor | Burglary | F 30 September |
| 1758 – 1 execution | |||
| Th. 16 March | Ambrose Towler | Housebreaking | W 26 April |
| 1759 to 1763 – No executions | |||
| 1764 – 3 executions | |||
| M 13 August | Samuel Creasby | Highway robbery | S 1 September |
| “ | John Carman | At large | S 1 September |
| “ | John Holloway | At large | S 20 October |
| 1765 – No executions | |||
| 1766 – 2 executions | |||
| December | Daniel Long & | Riot | S 10 January 1767 |
| Special Commission | John Hall | Riot | S 10 January 1767 |
| 1767 – 2 executions | |||
| Th. 12 March | John Jermy | Housebreaking | S 4 April |
| “ | George Woodbine | Housebreaking | S 4 April |
| 1768 – 2 executions | |||
| Th. 10 March | Gibbon Houghton | Sheep theft | W 20 April |
| M 25 July | John Sherwood | Arson & horse theft | S 13 August |
| 1769 – 1 execution | |||
| M 17 July | Cornelius Green | Housebreaking | S 5 August |
| 1770 – No executions | |||
| 1771 – 1 execution | |||
| F 15 March | Joseph Barber | Highway robbery | Ex S 6 April |
| 1772 – 1 execution | |||
| Tu. 18 August (city) | Edward Plumb | Highway robbery | S 12 September |
| 1773 – 1 execution | |||
| Tu. 3 August (city) | Jacob Cooper | Burglary | S 28 August |
| 1774 – 2 executions | |||
| Th. 17 March | James Jex (Jaques) & | Housebreaking | S 16 April |
| “ | Henry Jex (Jaques) | Housebreaking | S 16 April |
| 1775 – 1 execution | |||
| F 17 March | Thomas Green | Burglary | W 12 April |
| 1776 – No executions | |||
| 1777 – 2 executions | |||
| Th. 13 March | John Rye | Murder of Joseph Snelling | W 19 March |
| “ | John Manning | Burglary | S 12 April |
| 1778 – No executions | |||
| 1779 – 5 executions | |||
| Th. 11 March | Thomas Bell | Shot at | S 3 April |
| “ | Thomas Boddy | Burglary | S 3 April |
| “ | Miles Bridges | Burglary | S 3 April |
| “ | Thomas Partridge | Burglary | S 3 April |
| “ | John Griffen | Burglary | S 3 April |
| 1780 – No executions | |||
| 1781 – 4 executions | |||
| Th. 15 March | Michael Moore | Highway robbery | S 7 April |
| “ | William Smith | Highway robbery | S 7 April |
| “ | John Love | Highway robbery | S 7 April |
| M 6 August | Samuel Creasy | Robbery & rape of Mary Gage | S 8 September |
| 1782 – No executions | |||
| 1783 – 3 executions | |||
| Th. 14 March | Abraham Carman | Burglary | S 5 April |
| “ | Henry Cabell, senior | Burglary | S 5 April |
| M 18 August | Robert Fox | Highway robbery | S 6 September |
| Hanged at Kings Lynn | |||
| 1784 – 3 executions | |||
| F 19 March | William Green | Burglary | S 10 April |
| “ | James Trundle | Burglary | S 10 April |
| W 4 August | Simon Tuffs, sr. | Horse theft | S 4 September |
| 1785 – 9 executions | |||
| Th. 17 March | James Cliffen | Murder of Peter Seaman | Th. 24 March |
| Hanged in chains at Dereham | |||
| “ | Robert Randall | Shot at | S 2 April |
| “ | Robert Cadamy | Sheep theft | S 2 April |
| “ | John Ferrett | Burglary | S 2 April |
| “ | William Newland | Forgery | S 2 April |
| M 18 July | Peter Bullard | Horse theft | S 6 August |
| “ | Joseph Loads | Burglary | S 6 August |
| M 18 July (city) | Francis Vandergoose | Murder of his wife | F 22 July |
| “ | William Westropp | Burglary | S 13 August |
| 1786 – 5 executions | |||
| F 17 March | John Shilling | Murder of John Raven | S 25 March |
| Hanged in chains at Burnham Thorpe | |||
| “ | Edward Land | Burglary | S 8 April |
| M 7 August | Joseph Moore | Horse theft | S 26 August |
| “ | Robert Sutton | Horse theft | S 26 August |
| “ | Henry Cross | Horse theft | S 26 August |
| 1787 – 8 executions | |||
| Th. 22 March | William Hawke & | Murder of Henry Searle | F 30 March |
| “ | Thomas Mayhew | Murder of Henry Searle | F 30 March |
| “ | Benjamin Pearcey | Highway robbery | S 16 April |
| “ | Benjamin Tungare | Highway robbery | S 16 April |
| “ | John Camp | Highway robbery | S 16 April |
| “ | John Teasdale | broke into shop | S 16 April |
| M 30 July | John Clarke | At large | S 18 August |
| M 30 July (city) | John Crome | Highway robbery | S 25 August |
| 1788 – 6 executions | |||
| F 14 March | Joseph Wakefield | Murder of Thomas Thwaites | Th. 20 March |
| “ | Henry Sell | Murder of Elizabeth Clark | Th. 20 March |
| “ | Richard Young | Highway robbery | S 5 April |
| “ | John Jacob | Horse theft | S 5 April |
| “ | Richard Greenwood | Burglary | S 5 April |
| M 14 July (city) | Thomas Harder | Murder of John Aggus | S 26 July |
| 1789 – 5 executions | |||
| Th. 19 March | Christopher Galloway | Burglary | S 11 April |
| “ | Ralph Dawson | Burglary | S 11 April |
| “ | Daniel Goose | Burglary | S 11 April |
| “ | James Ayers | Burglary | S 11 April |
| M 3 August | James Banks, senior | Housebreaking | S 22 August |
| 1790 – 3 executions | |||
| F 12 March | John Beckett | Murder of Edward Allen | F 19 March |
| “ | Thomas Jackson | Mail robbery | S 3 April |
| Hanged in chains on Methwold Common | |||
| M 26 July (city) | Aaron Fakenham | Murder of his wife | S 31 July |
| 1791 – 4 executions | |||
| F 18 March | Robert Mullinger | Burglary | S 9 April |
| “ | Mary Adams | Arson | S 9 April |
| M 15 August | William Bates | Horse theft | S 3 September |
| “ | John Turner | Burglary | S 3 September |
| 1792 – 1 execution | |||
| F 16 March | William Anthony | Murder of Sarah Cusher | S 24 March |
| Hanged in chains on Kettlestone Common | |||
| 1793 – No executions | |||
| 1794 – 1 execution | |||
| M 11 August (city) | Cook March | Highway robbery | S 6 September |
| 1795 – 2 executions, both at Thetford. | |||
| F 20 March | Stephen Watson | Murder of his wife, Elizabeth | W 25 March |
| Hanged in chains at West Bradenham | |||
| “ | Henry Bennington | Murder | W 25 March |
| Hanged in chains at West Dereham | |||
| 1796 – 2 executions, both at Thetford | |||
| F 11 March | Samuel Hindry & | Highway robbery | S 2 April |
| John Hindry | Highway robbery | S 2 April | |
| 1797 – 5 executions | |||
| F 17 March | William Suffolk | Murder of Mary Beck | F 24 March |
| Hanged at Thetford and afterwards in chains at North Walsham | |||
| “ | Robert Scot | Cattle theft | S 15 April |
| S 5 August | John Witham & | Burglary | S 26 August |
| “ | Jonathan Green | Burglary | S 26 August |
| S 5 August (city) | Rebecca Howard | Murder of her male bastard | W 9 August |
| 1798 – 1 execution at Thetford | |||
| F 16 March | John Nobbs | Forgery | S 7 April |
| 1799 – 3 executions | |||
| F 15 March | James Fleming & | Rape of Rebecca Brighton | S 3 August |
| “ | Samuel Windham | Rape of Rebecca Brighton | S 3 August |
| “ | Thomas Dexter | Highway robbery | M 1 April |
| Dexter hanged at Thetford | |||
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