Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nightingale Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hempnall , and the 171st 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 Nightingale Close (NR14 8BB) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 103.7% higher than the Hempnall average (18.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingale Close (NR14 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pheasant Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cuckoofield Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Catmere Herne | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Forge Orchards | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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