Total Crime Rate
77.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Trafalgar Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brooke , and the 59th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Trafalgar Square (NR14 7WS) in the last 12 months was 77.7 per 1,000 residents and was 482.1% higher than the Brooke average (13.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Trafalgar Square (NR14 7WS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Overtons Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Baynes Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Page Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Overtons Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trafalgar Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baynes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baynes Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trafalgar Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Overtons Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Close | — |
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