Postcode · Cromer
Crime in NR27 9PH
How much crime is recorded in NR27 9PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons
- Council
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,055 (2024)
NR27 9PHCromer
How safe is NR27 9PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR27 9PH area, less than half 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
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
NR27 9PHNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft2.94.5
Burglary2.19.1
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.