Crime Rates at Drayton High Road, Norwich, NR6 5AA

Drayton High Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hellesdon North West , and the highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

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 Drayton High Road (NR6 5AA) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 536.8% higher than the Hellesdon North West average (62.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 323.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drayton High Road (NR6 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Wensum Meadows Road. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.