Total Crime Rate

229.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 229.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.1 10/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Percival Close area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in University , and the 59th 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 Percival Close (NR4 7EA) in the last 12 months was 229.4 per 1,000 residents and was 246.4% higher than the University average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 142.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percival Close (NR4 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Park Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Percival Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Northfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery North Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
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Data Sources

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