Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Macdonald Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cromer Town , and the 39th highest 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 Macdonald Road (NR27 9AP) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Cromer Town average (90.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macdonald Road (NR27 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cabbell Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Macdonald Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bernard Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcliff Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Macdonald Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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