Total Crime Rate

270.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 270.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.3 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in North Walsham East , and the 8th 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 (NR28 9DA) in the last 12 months was 270.0 per 1,000 residents and was 317.1% higher than the North Walsham East average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 186.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (NR28 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King'S Arms Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Arms Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mitre Tavern Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Arms Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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