Total Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vulcan Road South area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Catton Grove , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
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 Vulcan Road South (NR6 6AF) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Catton Grove average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vulcan Road South (NR6 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jupiter Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebay Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalrymple Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebay Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebay Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jupiter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jupiter Road | Under investigation |
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