Total Crime Rate
296.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Weston Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Sheringham North , and the 6th 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 Weston Street (NR26 8DY) in the last 12 months was 296.5 per 1,000 residents and was 224.3% higher than the Sheringham North average (91.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weston Street (NR26 8DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wyndham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gun Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barchams Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Augusta Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Barchams Yard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Augusta Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterbank Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barford Road | Under investigation |
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