This paper provides the first significant profile of offenders convicted of bribery in England and Wales (E&W) and Norway, based upon a sample of 75 cases from E&W, and 46 from Norway, which were collected through searches of the media and other relevant sources between 2003 and 2015. The paper provides a profile of bribe payers and takers: illustrating that in both E&W and Norway they are predominantly male and middle aged, involved in a median bribe of between £20k to £30k, with the sector experiencing the most bribes paid: public administration and defence and the sector paying the most bribes, construction. In both countries from the start of the crime to conviction the period was around 6 years. The paper also notes some significant differences between the two countries. In Norway there was a larger percentage of higher grade professionals involved in bribery and in E&W detection by law enforcement was more common, suggesting greater interest by such bodies. The average sentence received by offenders was also slightly higher in E&W. The paper also offers many other insights on the characteristics of bribery in the two countries in a rarely researched area.