Total Crime Rate
453.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church 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 9HH) 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 9HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cabbell Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cromer Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jetty Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jetty Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Cliff | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Garden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Esplanade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jetty Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gangway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hans Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hans Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hans Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cabbell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jetty Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromer | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Margaret'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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