Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heigham Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 176th 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 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heigham Street (NR2 4LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armes Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nile 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Freeman Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodman Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nile Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Gambling Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Watson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waddington Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goodman Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waddington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raynham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raynham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Bartholomews Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raynham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arderon Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paddock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Freeman Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Armes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Farm Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Palace Road | Under investigation |
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