Crime Rates at Defiant Road, Norwich, NR6 6HH

Defiant Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Catton Grove , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Defiant Road (NR6 6HH) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower than the Catton Grove average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Defiant Road (NR6 6HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heyford Road, where police recorded 54 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.