Total Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 18.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.4 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 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

Bassingham Road area has the lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 42nd 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 Bassingham Road (NR3 2QT) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassingham Road (NR3 2QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spynke Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bignold Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bassingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Paston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chambers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gowing Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleyard Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spynke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Paston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bignold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Paston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Paston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bassingham 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Bignold Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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