Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heather Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hellesdon South East , and the 74th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

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 Heather Avenue (NR6 6LU) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Avenue (NR6 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Silk Mill Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waldemar Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Silk Mill Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Mayfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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