Total Crime Rate
85.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plumstead Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 211th 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 4JX) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the Crome average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plumstead Road (NR1 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Knox Close. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Crome| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newbegin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Pilling Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Womersley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbrgin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newbrgin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newbrgin Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbegin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbegin Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbegin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hilary Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Regency Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riseway Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Mear Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Knox Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knox Close | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.