Crime Rates at New Road, North Walsham, NR28 9DF

New Road 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 New Road (NR28 9DF) 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 New Road (NR28 9DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pound Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.