Total Crime Rate
103.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 168th 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 Orchard Street (NR2 4PB) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower than the Mancroft average (419.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Street (NR2 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Exeter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Exeter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haslips Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derby Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sayers Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Valentine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lothian Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lothian Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ely Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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