Sheringham vs The Woottons

Sheringham has a safety score of 42/100 (Below Average) and recorded 407 crimes in the last 12 months. The Woottons has a safety score of 73/100 (Safe) with 190 crimes. The Woottons scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sheringham shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. The Woottons shows -11.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sheringham, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (195 incidents). In The Woottons, it is Violent Crime (70 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sheringham recorded 53 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while The Woottons recorded 19. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sheringham totalled 195 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 70 in The Woottons. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sheringham recorded 384 crimes (now 407, a change of +6%). The Woottons recorded 215 crimes previously (now 190, -11.6%).

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. Sheringham has a resolution rate of 9.1% and The Woottons has 28.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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