Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plumstead 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.

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Crime Over Time in Plumstead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Newbegin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pilling Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newbrgin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newbrgin Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbegin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbegin Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbegin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hilary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Regency Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riseway Close
Sep 2025Other crime Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft William Mear Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knox Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knox Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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