Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley vs Sheringham

Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,804 crimes in the last 12 months. Sheringham has a safety score of 42/100 (Below Average) with 407 crimes. Sheringham scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Sheringham shows +6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (872 incidents). In Sheringham, it is Violent Crime (195 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley recorded 236 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Sheringham recorded 53. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley totalled 872 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 195 in Sheringham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley recorded 1,922 crimes (now 1,804, a change of -6.1%). Sheringham recorded 384 crimes previously (now 407, +6%).

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. Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley has a resolution rate of 24.6% and Sheringham has 9.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Sheringham 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 Gaywood, Fairstead & Reffley and Sheringham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.