Total Crime Rate
39.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Yarmouth Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Happisburgh , and the 148th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Yarmouth Road (NR12 9QL) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 102.6% higher than the Happisburgh average (19.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Yarmouth Road (NR12 9QL), the main crime hotspot is near Neville Road. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Happisburgh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staithe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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