Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 185.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Magdalen Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sewell , and the 86th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Magdalen Road (NR3 4LA) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 147.8% higher than the Sewell average (75.0 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 Burglary 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 Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdalen Road (NR3 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Clare Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Magdalen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Halcombe Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clare Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clare Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clare Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Long Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Long Row —
Sep 2025Drugs Halcombe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Halcombe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Taylors Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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