Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heigham Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 196th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heigham Street (NR2 4TE) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heigham Street (NR2 4TE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heigham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Indigo Yard —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grapes Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Benedicts Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margarets Street —
Apr 2026Public order St Margarets Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Margarets Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwick Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grapes Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lothian Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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