Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

North Park Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in University , and the 207th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Park Avenue (NR4 7ED) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Park Avenue (NR4 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
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 2026Other crime Ivory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wycliffe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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