Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Telegraph Lane East area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Telegraph Lane East (NR1 4BD) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% lower than the Crome average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telegraph Lane East (NR1 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Sidings, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ranson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Glendenning Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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