Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Park Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in University , and the 190th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Park Avenue (NR4 7ED) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Park Avenue (NR4 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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