Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Meadow Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cromer Town , and the 63rd 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 Meadow Close (NR27 9JF) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Cromer Town average (90.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Close (NR27 9JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Road, where police recorded 53 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.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bernard Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bernard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Macdonald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabbell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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