Total Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Spencer Street area has the lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Sewell , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Street (NR3 4PB) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Sewell average (75.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Spencer Street (NR3 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Magdalen Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spencer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clarke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Bull Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Bull Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Magdalen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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