Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.2 5/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Whitegates Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hethersett , and the 106th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in South Norfolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitegates Close (NR9 3JG) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Hethersett average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegates Close (NR9 3JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Melton Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitegates Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Melton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Queen'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Melton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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