Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fenn Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fenn Crescent (NR3 2PE) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fenn Crescent (NR3 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Burges Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fenn Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Avenue 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Burges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Burges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Berners Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shorncliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shorncliffe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Horsford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mile Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glenmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airedale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mile Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mile Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Berners Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berners Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Mile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Mile Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Avonmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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