Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wheeler Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 199th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheeler Road (NR3 2EB) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Mile Cross average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheeler Road (NR3 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bacton Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bignold Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheeler Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bignold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinder Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinder Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valpy Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valpy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bacton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swanton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dowson Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soleme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Paston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Paston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Paston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Paston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Burges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinder Close

Data Sources

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