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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in NR20: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

NR20 recorded 65 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.0 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 56.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 11.0% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring23.9 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment65 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 11.0% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

65
trending_up +8.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

23.9per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

904

Within NR20 district

South Norfolk

32,421

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Playingfield Drive Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
Festival Road Map
total: 3 Drugs: 2 Other crime: 1
3
The Croft Map
total: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Other crime: 1
3
Church Lane Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Central Drive Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Moffett Road Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Common End Map
total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
2
North View Drive Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Crown Road Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Dereham Road Map
total: 2 Public order: 2
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
65 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
37
56.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
10
15.4%
Other Crime
4
6.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
4
6.2%
Drug Offences
3
4.6%
Public Order
3
4.6%
Vehicle Crime
2
3.1%
Other Theft
2
3.1%

Crime Analysis: NR20

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in NR20 (56.9%). Criminal Damage & Arson (15.4%) and Other Crime (6.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in NR20 has fallen sharply — by 11.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for NR20 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +8.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -11.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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