Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cardigan Place area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardigan Place (NR2 4QS) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Place (NR2 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Portway Place. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardigan Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Portway Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ely Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sayers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sayers Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslips Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haslips Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Haslips Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Opening Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Blackhorse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodman Square
Sep 2025Other theft Goodman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lothian Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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