Total Crime Rate
109.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Armes Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 161st highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Armes Street (NR2 4JY) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Mancroft average (442.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Armes Street (NR2 4JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devonshire Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raynham Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mancroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Watson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Freeman Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nile Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waddington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodman Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Gambling Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raynham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raynham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raynham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Devonshire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Armes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arderon Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Freeman Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Adelaide Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | West End Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Bartholomews Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goodman Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | β |
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