Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 109.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Armes 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Armes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Watson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Freeman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddington Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodman Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Gambling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raynham Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Armes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arderon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freeman Square β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Adelaide Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime West End Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomews Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Goodman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street β€”

Data Sources

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