Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Oxnead Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 122nd 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 Oxnead Road (NR3 2QR) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxnead Road (NR3 2QR), 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 Oxnead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Mile Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chambers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bacton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bacton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hansard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleyard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Burges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mile Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Burges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glenmore Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Mile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Mile Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Mile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Half Mile Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mile Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bassingham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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