Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heigham Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 145th 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 Heigham Street (NR2 4LN) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Mancroft average (419.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heigham Street (NR2 4LN), the main crime hotspot is near Raynham Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heigham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heigham Watering Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raynham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Raynham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Gambling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Horsford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hemming Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hemming Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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