Crime Rate in University, ward

University has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Norwich district and the 3505th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 357th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in University in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Norwich district average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, University’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 432 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 52.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 510 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the University ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.