Total Crime Rate
89.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seaview Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Sheringham North , and the 45th 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 Seaview Crescent (NR26 8XR) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seaview Crescent (NR26 8XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knight'S Green, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holway Road (5 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Grice Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knight'S Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret English Close | — |
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