Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehouse Estate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cromer Town , and the 84th highest 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 Whitehouse Estate (NR27 0EP) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Cromer Town average (88.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehouse Estate (NR27 0EP), the main crime hotspot is near Harbord Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitehouse Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queens Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christophers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbord Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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