Total Crime Rate

209.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 209.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
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

St James Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 64th 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 St James Close (NR3 1NT) in the last 12 months was 209.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher than the Crome average (106.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 97.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Close (NR3 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Brewers Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewers Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishopgate
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Close
Sep 2025Other theft Pockthorpe Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mousehold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mousehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hassett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St James Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Anchor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St James Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Allotment Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Allotment Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St James Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Campbell Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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