Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.3 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plumstead Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 169th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plumstead Road (NR1 4JS) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumstead Road (NR1 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Knox Close. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plumstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Mear Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newbegin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lion Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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