Cromer vs Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley

Cromer has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 831 crimes in the last 12 months. Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,804 crimes. Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cromer shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley shows -6.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cromer, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (363 incidents). In Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley, it is Violent Crime (872 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cromer recorded 112 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley recorded 236. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cromer totalled 363 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 872 in Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cromer recorded 929 crimes (now 831, a change of -10.6%). Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley recorded 1,922 crimes previously (now 1,804, -6.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Cromer has a resolution rate of 11.4% and Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley has 24.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cromer falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley is covered by Norfolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Cromer and Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.