Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cromer Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hellesdon South East , and the 176th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
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 Cromer Road (NR6 6ND) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Hellesdon South East average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromer Road (NR6 6ND), the main crime hotspot is near Spynke Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hellesdon South East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Silk Mill Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waldemar Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spynke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Loke | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mayfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mayfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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