Postcode · Sheringham
Crime in NR26 8RF
How much crime is recorded in NR26 8RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheringham
- Council
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,651 (2024)
NR26 8RFSheringham
How safe is NR26 8RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR26 8RF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR26 8RFNational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Shoplifting5.98.4
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.31.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.