Total Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newton Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brooke , and the 60th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .
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 Newton Close (NR14 8TX) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 480.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newton Close (NR14 8TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charolais Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Terrace (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitlingham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charolais Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitlingham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | School Terrace | Under investigation |
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