Total Crime Rate

294.8 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 294.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Orchard Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 37th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Street (NR2 4PR) in the last 12 months was 294.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Mancroft average (442.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (NR2 4PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paragon Place (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft West Pottergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Paragon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paragon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackhorse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Paragon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paragon Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Haslips Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslips Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslips Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Pottergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grapes Hill
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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