Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alan Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hempnall , and the 156th highest crime rate of 430 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 Alan Avenue (NR15 1PY) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Hempnall average (21.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alan Avenue (NR15 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Alan Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alan Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Kiln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christopher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Kiln Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Kiln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alan Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Higher Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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