Total Crime Rate

388.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 388.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Heigham Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 25th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heigham Street (NR2 4LG) in the last 12 months was 388.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 186.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heigham Street (NR2 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Mancroft

Crime Over Time in Heigham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boot Binders Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomews Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paddock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Freeman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freeman Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boot Binders Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raynham Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arderon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddington Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackhorse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Watson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Gambling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boot Binders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boot Binders Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodman Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Goodman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 25 of 25

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑