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Postcode district · North Walsham

Crime in NR28

How much crime is recorded in NR28, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Norfolk
Region
East of England
Population
24,954 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NR28

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR28, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

NR28National
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Public order2.94.6
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% 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.

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