Total Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norwich Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cromer Town , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norwich Road (NR27 0AX) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Cromer Town average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norwich Road (NR27 0AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hans Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cromer Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jetty Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hans Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hans Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jetty Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jetty Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jetty Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gangway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Esplanade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hans Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Margaret'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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