Total Crime Rate

139.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newbegin Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newbegin Road (NR1 4PY) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbegin Road (NR1 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Newbrgin Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newbegin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Morse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Woodrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodrow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodrow Place —
Apr 2026Public order Morse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbegin Close —
Apr 2026Public order Newbegin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbegin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Close Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbegin Close Under investigation
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