Total Crime Rate

245.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.0 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 245.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pound Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in North Walsham East , and the 9th 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 Pound Road (NR28 9HE) in the last 12 months was 245.5 per 1,000 residents and was 279.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Road (NR28 9HE), the main crime hotspot is near Pound Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pound Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pound Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pound Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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