Crime Rate in Town Close, ward

Town Close has the 7th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Norwich district and the 1543rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 122nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Town Close in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Norwich district average (130.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town Close’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 347 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 90.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -48.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 461 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town Close ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ninham Street, with 126 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (38 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.