Total Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Priory Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Beeston Regis & The Runtons , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Close (NR26 8SL) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% lower than the Beeston Regis & The Runtons average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Close (NR26 8SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regis Avenue (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beeston Regis & The Runtons| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Close | Under investigation |
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