Crime Rate in North Walsham Market Cross, ward

North Walsham Market Cross has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 wards in North Norfolk district and the 3774th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 365th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in North Walsham Market Cross in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% higher than the North Norfolk district average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, North Walsham Market Cross’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the North Walsham Market Cross ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Pound Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.