Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colman Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in University , and the 179th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colman Road (NR4 7HB) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colman Road (NR4 7HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfax Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caroline Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gould Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Harbord Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bacon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bacon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft George Borrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bacon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Corie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Hague Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twelve Acre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twelve Acre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stannard Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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