Crime Rates at The Shrublands, West Pottergate, Norwich, NR2 4BS

The Shrublands area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 181st 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 The Shrublands (NR2 4BS) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shrublands (NR2 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portway Place (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.