Total Crime Rate
2.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Le Strange Close area has the lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in University , and the lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Le Strange Close (NR2 3PN) in the last 12 months was 2.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% lower than the University average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Le Strange Close (NR2 3PN), the main crime hotspot is near Bacon Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B1108 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hadley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lubbock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lubbock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lubbock Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elizabeth Fry Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sixteen Acre Road | — |
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