Total Crime Rate

161.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Adelaide Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adelaide Street (NR2 4JB) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Mancroft average (442.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Street (NR2 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Portway Place. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime West End Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Adelaide Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Goodman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodman Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddington Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arderon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomews Close

Data Sources

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