Total Crime Rate
22.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromer Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Aylsham , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cromer Road (NR11 6HE) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Aylsham average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromer Road (NR11 6HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penfold Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aylsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Schoolhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Red Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Red Lion Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Lion Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penfold Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penfold Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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