Sheringham
Middle areaThe north of the North Norfolk. 6,816 people in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Sheringham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sheringham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sheringham at a rate of 56.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 51.4 per 1,000 people across North Norfolk.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 190 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sheringham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sheringham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sheringham at a rate of 56.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 51.4 per 1,000 people across North Norfolk.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sheringham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (190), anti-social behaviour (59) and other crime (55).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Norfolk
These figures are published for the whole of North Norfolk, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Norfolk and not Sheringham alone. See North Norfolk
Sheringham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sheringham was £300,890 in 2025.
Sheringham had 7,088 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sheringham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sheringham, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.