Total Crime Rate
86.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Earlham Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 208th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Earlham Road (NR2 3AD) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Mancroft average (442.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earlham Road (NR2 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portway Place, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paragon Place (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mancroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Portway Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Pottergate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Pottergate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greyhound Opening | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Paragon Place | Under investigation |
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