Total Crime Rate

402.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 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 402.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Norfolk Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 6th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

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 Norfolk Street (NR32 2HL) in the last 12 months was 402.1 per 1,000 residents and was 140.0% higher than the Harbour & Normanston average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Street (NR32 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Norfolk Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Essex Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Quay Retail Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft North Quay Retail Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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