Crime Rates at Margaret Paston Avenue, Norwich, NR3 2LT

Margaret Paston Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 112th 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 Margaret Paston Avenue (NR3 2LT) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Paston Avenue (NR3 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bacton Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bignold Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.