Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Knights Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , 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 Knights Road (NR3 2LA) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Road (NR3 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aylsham Crescent, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drayton Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knights Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylsham Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bassingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Half Mile Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Aylsham Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bassingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aylsham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Paston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Paston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berners Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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