Total Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bacton , and the 27th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Close (NR11 8LW) in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% higher than the Bacton average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Close (NR11 8LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Town End, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Town End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town End Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beckmeadow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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