Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sceptre Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hellesdon South East , and the 36th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

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 Sceptre Close (NR6 5HE) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% higher than the Hellesdon South East average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sceptre Close (NR6 5HE), the main crime hotspot is near Mitre Court. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sceptre Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woods Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitre Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Warrenwood Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warrenwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hercules Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woods Close —

Data Sources

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