Total Crime Rate

108.9 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in University , and the 163rd 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 Colman Road (NR4 7HF) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colman Road (NR4 7HF), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gould Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Corie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harbord Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Hague Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Court 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bacon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bacon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bacon Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stannard Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caroline Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road

Data Sources

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