Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cromer Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in North Walsham Market Cross , and the 29th 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 Cromer Road (NR28 0HD) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the North Walsham Market Cross average (64.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 446.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromer Road (NR28 0HD), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Arms Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Arms Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery King'S Arms Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Arms Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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