Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 85.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 78.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.0 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gresham Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 203rd 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 Gresham Road (NR3 2NG) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Road (NR3 2NG), the main crime hotspot is near Lefroy Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitre Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinder Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinder Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinder Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Paston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warrenwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Warrenwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bignold Road Under investigation
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 2026Public order Margaret Paston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soleme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dowson Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lefroy Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lefroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bacton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheeler Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bignold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bowers Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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