Total Crime Rate
217.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mousehold Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Catton Grove , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
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 Mousehold Lane (NR7 8HF) in the last 12 months was 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% higher than the Catton Grove average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mousehold Lane (NR7 8HF), the main crime hotspot is near Brockwell Court. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albion Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chartwell Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moorland Close | Under investigation |
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