Total Crime Rate
136.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beechcroft Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Cringleford , and the 19th highest crime rate of 430 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 Beechcroft Court (NR4 7SR) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% higher than the Cringleford average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -82.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beechcroft Court (NR4 7SR), the main crime hotspot is near Round House Way. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cringleford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Round House Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Round House Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Round House Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Round House Way | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dragonfly Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Round House Way | Under investigation |
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