Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Black Horse Opening area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Catton Grove , and the 111th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Black Horse Opening (NR3 4EP) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% higher than the Catton Grove average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Horse Opening (NR3 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Brockwell Court. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Black Horse Opening area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hooper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hooper Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakes Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Opening —
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Data Sources

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