Crime Rates at Wycliffe Road, Norwich, NR4 7DX

Wycliffe Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in University , and the 88th 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 Wycliffe Road (NR4 7DX) in the last 12 months was 183.5 per 1,000 residents and was 196.4% higher than the University average (61.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wycliffe Road (NR4 7DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penryn Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.