Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 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 110.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Norwich Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 112th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norwich Road (NR32 2BS) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (NR32 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near A1144. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 10 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1144 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clemence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beckham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashby Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1144 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Essex Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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