Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 93.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 65.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.1 2/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Central Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cromer Town , and the 45th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Road (NR27 9BW) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Cromer Town average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Road (NR27 9BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cabbell Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Central Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cadogan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barclay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barclay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barclay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barclay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulcher Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Runton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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