Total Crime Rate

277.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 277.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Public order 59.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shop Lane area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hethersett , and the 8th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .

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 Shop Lane (NR9 3BD) in the last 12 months was 277.2 per 1,000 residents and was 438.8% higher than the Hethersett average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shop Lane (NR9 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Close. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shop Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Anson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weaver Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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