Total Crime Rate

938.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 938.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 390.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.3 10/10
  • Public order 54.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Magdalen Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 8th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Magdalen Street (NR3 1JB) in the last 12 months was 938.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Mancroft average (442.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (β‰ˆ 246.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdalen Street (NR3 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Magdalen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fye Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fishergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thompsons Yard β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Magdalen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Botolph Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckham Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckham Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fye Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quay Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fye Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Muspole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muspole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Georges Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Georges Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Yard β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Golden Dog Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Magdalen Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friars Quay β€”
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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