Postcode district · Sheringham
Crime in NR26
How much crime is recorded in NR26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 11,554 (2024)
NR26Postcode district · Sheringham
How safe is NR26
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR26, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
NR26National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.69.1
Public order2.14.6
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.