Total Crime Rate

453.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 453.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 284.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Public order 49.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cromer Town , and the highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (NR27 9ES) in the last 12 months was 453.6 per 1,000 residents and was 399.2% higher than the Cromer Town average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 126.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (NR27 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hans Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jetty Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Cliff —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hans Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hans Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jetty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jetty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jetty Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Gangway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hans Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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