Total Crime Rate

426.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 426.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 229.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • 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
  • 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cromer Town , and the 2nd 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 High Street (NR27 9HG) in the last 12 months was 426.2 per 1,000 residents and was 380.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NR27 9HG), 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 High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jetty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Apr 2026Burglary Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hans Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hans Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hans Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Road
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 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esplanade

Data Sources

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