Total Crime Rate

212.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 212.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Russell Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Street (NR2 4QU) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (NR2 4QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 151 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portway Place (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Portway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Raynham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raynham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devonshire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Goldsmith Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslips Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Exeter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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