Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 165th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Palace Road (NR2 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Palace Road (NR2 4JQ), 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 (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raynham Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackhorse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Goodman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodman Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Watson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime West End Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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