Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Denmark Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sewell , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denmark Road (NR3 4JS) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Sewell average (70.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Road (NR3 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clare Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denmark Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sprowston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Knowsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halcombe Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Olaves Road

Data Sources

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