Total Crime Rate

215.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 215.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Charles Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 68th 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 Charles Square (NR2 4BE) in the last 12 months was 215.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Mancroft average (419.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Square (NR2 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paragon Place (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Sayers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Exeter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Pottergate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heigham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Goldsmith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslips Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Street —
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Data Sources

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