Postcode district · Cromer
Crime in NR27
How much crime is recorded in NR27, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 16,746 (2024)
NR27Postcode district · Cromer
How safe is NR27
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR27, 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
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
NR27National
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Shoplifting8.58.4
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.64.6
Burglary2.39.1
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.