Total Crime Rate
113.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jessopp Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in University , and the 157th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jessopp Road (NR2 3JE) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% higher than the University average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jessopp Road (NR2 3JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gould Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jessopp Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westgate Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixteen Acre Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Fry Road | — |
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