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Crime in North Norfolk by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,609crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+14%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Overstrandlowest rate3.1 per 1,000 a year
61middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Sheringham (-3%), Holt (-1%) and Hempton (0%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1HoltNR25 · 4,014 residents 119.6▼ 1%violence
2FakenhamNR21 · 8,014 residents 111.80%violence
3HemptonNR21 · 8,014 residents 110.80%violence
4Wells-next-the-SeaNR23 · 2,568 residents 104.4▲ 91%violence
5CromerNR27 · 7,542 residents 90.7▲ 16%violence
6StalhamNR12 · 4,783 residents 81.1▲ 5%violence
7BadersfieldNR10 · 1,908 residents 79.7▲ 52%violence
8North WalshamNR28 · 13,007 residents 75.7▲ 2%violence
9BactonNR12 · 1,504 residents 63.8▲ 71%violence
10Stalham GreenNR12 · 4,783 residents 61.9▼ 5%violence
11MundesleyNR11 · 2,778 residents 61.9▲ 65%violence
12Beeston RegisNR27 · 1,506 residents 61.1▲ 10%violence
13Upper SheringhamNR26 · 1,771 residents 610%violence
14HovetonNR12 · 4,130 residents 53.3▲ 15%violence
15SheringhamNR26 · 9,344 residents 48.8▼ 3%violence
16BristonNR24 · 2,547 residents 42.4▲ 13%anti-social behaviour
17HorningNR12 · 2,061 residents 27.2▲ 27%violence
18West RuntonNR27 · 2,015 residents 21.8–violence
19SuttonNR12 · 1,703 residents 21.1▼ 47%violence
20Little WalsinghamNR22 · 2,113 residents 20.8–violence
21TrunchNR28 · 2,379 residents 20.2–violence
22East RuntonNR27 · 2,015 residents 19.9–violence
23Potter HeighamNR29 · 1,814 residents 19.8▼ 10%violence
24LessinghamNR12 · 2,020 residents 5.9–violence
25OverstrandNR27 · 2,582 residents 3.1–public order

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of North Norfolk have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Overstrand, Lessingham, Potter Heigham, East Runton and Trunch.

Which areas of North Norfolk have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Holt, Fakenham, Hempton, Wells-next-the-Sea and Cromer.

Is crime going up or down in North Norfolk?

Across North Norfolk, 1,609 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 14% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.