Total Crime Rate

386.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 386.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Public order 56.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dereham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 26th 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 Dereham Road (NR2 4HT) in the last 12 months was 386.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Mancroft average (442.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 154.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dereham Road (NR2 4HT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dereham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft West Pottergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Portway Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Haslips Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Adelaide Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Pottergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sayers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sayers Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslips Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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