Total Crime Rate
52.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Simpson Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in North Walsham Market Cross , and the 98th 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 Simpson Close (NR28 0HZ) in the last 12 months was 52.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Simpson Close (NR28 0HZ), 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.
View Crime In North Walsham Market Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Arms Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Tree Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skeyton New Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Arms Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | King'S Arms Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Arms Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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