Total Crime Rate

277.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 277.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Nicholas Court area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in North Walsham East , and the 6th 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 St Nicholas Court (NR28 9BY) in the last 12 months was 277.6 per 1,000 residents and was 410.9% higher than the North Walsham East average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 167.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Court (NR28 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery King'S Arms Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Arms Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Arms Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Arms Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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