Total Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arbor Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cromer Town , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arbor Road (NR27 9DW) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arbor Road (NR27 9DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromer | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hans Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hans Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hans Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Of Wales Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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