Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 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 67.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Colman Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in University , and the 201st lowest 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 Colman Road (NR4 7HD) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 55.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colman Road (NR4 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lubbock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Twelve Acre Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Hadley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lubbock Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lubbock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sixteen Acre Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1108 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elizabeth Fry Road —
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Data Sources

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