Crime Rate in Mancroft, ward

Mancroft has the highest crime rate of 13 wards in Norwich district and the 38th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mancroft in the last 12 months was 442.4 per 1,000 residents and was 239.5% higher than the Norwich district average (130.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mancroft’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,549 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 50 cases , down -20.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 29.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,842 (≈ 150.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mancroft ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 665 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.