Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 173.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mile Cross Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 100th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mile Cross Road (NR3 2LB) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mile Cross Road (NR3 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Bacton Road. Police recorded 31 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 Mile Cross Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mile Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hansard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hemming Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hemming Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bassingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mile Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bacton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Half Mile Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Berners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glenmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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