Total Crime Rate

181.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gertrude Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Sewell , and the 93rd 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 Gertrude Road (NR3 4SQ) in the last 12 months was 181.6 per 1,000 residents and was 156.0% higher than the Sewell average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gertrude Road (NR3 4SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gertrude Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southalls Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sprowston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crome Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Maltby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Olaves Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maltby Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maltby Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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