Total Crime Rate

149.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 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 149.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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

Norwich Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 54th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwich Road (NR32 2BP) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower than the Harbour & Normanston average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (NR32 2BP), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Norwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beckham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nicholson Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seago Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ethel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Public order Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clemence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lattens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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