Total Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Blofield with South Walsham , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (NR13 4RH) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Blofield with South Walsham average (25.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Street (NR13 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Drive, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doctors Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laburnum Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | School Close | — |
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