Total Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nightingale Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Taverham North , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .
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 Nightingale Drive (NR8 6TP) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Taverham North average (27.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nightingale Drive (NR8 6TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingale Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Taverham North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightingale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Beech Avenue | Under investigation |
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