Total Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holway Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Sheringham North , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holway Road (NR26 8HW) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Sheringham North average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holway Road (NR26 8HW), 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.
View Crime In Sheringham North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marriotts Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Road | Under investigation |
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