Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Palace Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 163rd 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 Old Palace Road (NR2 4JG) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Palace Road (NR2 4JG), 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 Old Palace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddington Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arderon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Gambling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Adelaide Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Haslips Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslips Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslips Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Portway Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodman Square —
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Data Sources

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