Total Crime Rate
97.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waddington Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 186th 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 Waddington Street (NR2 4JS) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waddington Street (NR2 4JS), 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.
View Crime In Mancroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodman Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goodman Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raynham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Portway Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Devonshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brighty'S Opening | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighty'S Opening | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighty'S Opening | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finchley Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portway Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portway Place | Awaiting court outcome |
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