Total Crime Rate

114.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 114.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Romany Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sewell , and the 155th 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 Romany Road (NR3 4RF) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the Sewell average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romany Road (NR3 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maltby Court, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavengro Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Romany Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavengro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gertrude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavengro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crome Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Maltby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maltby Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltby Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southalls Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavengro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavengro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lavengro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavengro Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavengro Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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