Total Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Croft area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hethersett , and the 148th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

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 South Croft (NR9 3EB) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower than the Hethersett average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Croft (NR9 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Park Drive. Police recorded 15 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 South Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flowerdew Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Recreation Road —
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Data Sources

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