Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 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 41.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Croft area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cromer Town , and the 141st highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Croft (NR27 9EH) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Cromer Town average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Croft (NR27 9EH), 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.

Crime Over Time in The Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jetty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hans Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hans Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hans Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cadogan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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