Total Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barford Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Sheringham North , and the 44th 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 Barford Road (NR26 8EG) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Sheringham North average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 230.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barford Road (NR26 8EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Boulevard (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cromer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barchams Yard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Barchams Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Cliff —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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