Crime Rates at Drayton Road, Norwich, NR3 2DN

Drayton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 37th 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 Drayton Road (NR3 2DN) in the last 12 months was 293.9 per 1,000 residents and was 161.2% higher than the Mile Cross average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton Road (NR3 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boot Binders Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Kiln Mews (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.