Total Crime Rate

207.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 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 207.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 114.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Morse Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 74th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morse Road (NR1 4PL) in the last 12 months was 207.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% higher than the Crome average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morse Road (NR1 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margetson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbegin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Morse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Morse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbegin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbegin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lion Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Mear Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Mear Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supple Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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