Total Crime Rate

165.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.9 9/10
  • Other theft 52.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Obelisk Plain area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Coastal , and the 16th 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 Obelisk Plain (NR25 6AP) in the last 12 months was 165.9 per 1,000 residents and was 208.9% higher than the Coastal average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Obelisk Plain (NR25 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shirehall Plain, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Obelisk Plain area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirehall Plain —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shirehall Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shirehall Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shirehall Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shirehall Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lees Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kerridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weston Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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