Total Crime Rate

217.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 217.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mousehold 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mousehold Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chartwell Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorland Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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