Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upgate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bressingham & Burston , and the 193rd 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 Upgate (NR15 2ZE) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Bressingham & Burston average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 227.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upgate (NR15 2ZE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bee Orchid Way, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Upgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Red Robin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxifrage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxifrage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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