Total Crime Rate
74.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Acle , and the 61st 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 Elm Close (NR13 3EU) in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Acle average (62.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Close (NR13 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Acle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Foundry Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mardling Run | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mardling Run | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glebe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Springfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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