Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wensum Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hellesdon North West , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wensum Crescent (NR6 5DL) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Hellesdon North West average (58.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensum Crescent (NR6 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wensum Valley Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Low Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wensum Crescent area

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Data Sources

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