Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boston Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 109th 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 Boston Street (NR3 3JH) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boston Street (NR3 3JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jewson Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boston Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawmill Court β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sawmill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bertie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bertie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Grove Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawmill Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawmill Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawmill Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawmill Court β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sawmill Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alfred Nicholls Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Riddlings Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Pope Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Pope Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Woodcock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodgrove Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blyth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eglington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rackham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rackham Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Blyth Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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