A sharp rise in violence-related offences has been recorded in one of Norfolk’s best-known seaside towns.
New police figures show 138 “violence against the person” offences were recorded in Sheringham in 2025.
This is up from 104 the previous year - an increase of almost a third.
The highest numbers came during the summer and early autumn, with 17 offences recorded in July, 20 in August, 17 in September and 18 in October.
Despite the increase, overall crime has fallen across several North Norfolk coastal towns.
Cromer saw violence against the person offences drop from 289 in 2024 to 231 in 2025, while Wells-next-the-Sea recorded a decline from 47 to 41 over the same period.
Violence against the person is a broad police category covering a range of offences, from assault without injury to stalking, harassment and homicide.
So far in 2026, Sheringham has already recorded 80 offences between January 1 and July 31.
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