Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Kerridges area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in New Costessey , and the 67th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

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 The Kerridges (NR5 0SP) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher than the New Costessey average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Kerridges (NR5 0SP), the main crime hotspot is near Dereham Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Kerridges area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Linnets Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dereham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stafford Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milestone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milestone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dereham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dereham Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dereham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dereham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dereham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dereham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dereham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dereham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dereham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dereham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hazel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bullace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morgan Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Three Mile Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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