Total Crime Rate

156.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 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 156.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in University , and the 111th 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 North Park Avenue (NR4 7EF) in the last 12 months was 156.6 per 1,000 residents and was 136.6% higher than the University average (66.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Park Avenue (NR4 7EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfax Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twelve Acre Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percival Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percival Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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