Total Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 131.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Westgate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hellesdon South East , and the 21st 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 Westgate (NR6 5PL) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% higher than the Hellesdon South East average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate (NR6 5PL), the main crime hotspot is near Middleton'S Lane. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Wood View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinsale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Middleton'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reepham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Middleton'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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