Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 200.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.0 10/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dragonfly Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cringleford , and the 13th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .

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 Dragonfly Lane (NR4 7FF) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% higher than the Cringleford average (102.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dragonfly Lane (NR4 7FF), the main crime hotspot is near Round House Way. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dragonfly Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Round House Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round House Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round House Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavender Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavender Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Round House Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round House Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dragonfly Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Raven Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cedarwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedarwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Round House Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Round House Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Round House Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Round House Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lavender Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Raven Croft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round House Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round House Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round House Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round House Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round House Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Round House Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raven Croft —
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Data Sources

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