Crime Rates at Drayton Road, Norwich, NR3 2DN

Drayton Road area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 27th 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 379.6 per 1,000 residents and was 230.3% higher than the Mile Cross average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 179.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% 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 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clickers Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.