Total Crime Rate

601.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 601.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 360.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.1 10/10
  • Other theft 45.1 10/10
  • Public order 37.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Old Church Close area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Brooke , and the 5th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Church Close (NR14 8QX) in the last 12 months was 601.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3803.3% higher than the Brooke average (15.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -82.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Close (NR14 8QX), the main crime hotspot is near Wash Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Church Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wash Lane Local resolution
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

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