Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 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 115.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heathgate area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 153rd 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 Heathgate (NR3 1PW) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Crome average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathgate (NR3 1PW), the main crime hotspot is near Heathgate. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heathgate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St James Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pockthorpe Gate
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pockthorpe Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pockthorpe Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pockthorpe Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pockthorpe Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pockthorpe Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St James Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cannell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heathgate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Heathgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heathgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heathgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Heathgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cannell Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lavengro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Meadow
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spitalfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spitalfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavengro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spitalfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spitalfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavengro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavengro Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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