Total Crime Rate

90.2 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 90.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morton Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Aylsham , and the 41st highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

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 Morton Close (NR11 6BB) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 116.6% higher than the Aylsham average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morton Close (NR11 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rippingall Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Morton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sir William'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rippingall Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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