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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in NR3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

NR3 recorded 451 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.87 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 5.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring86.38 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment451 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 5.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

451
trending_down -12.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

86.38per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,112

Within NR3 district

Norwich

65,639

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 24 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 5
24
Queen Street Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Public order: 2
13
Prince Of Wales Road Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Public order: 3
12
Nightclub Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 2
11
Heathgate Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Robbery: 2
9
William Kett Close Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other theft: 3
9
Recorder Road Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Nightclub Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Bowers Avenue Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
7
Brickfield Close Map
total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
451 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
191
42.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
70
15.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
45
10.0%
Shoplifting
36
8.0%
Public Order
30
6.7%
Other Theft
19
4.2%
Drug Offences
10
2.2%
Vehicle Crime
10
2.2%
Burglary
9
2.0%
Weapons Possession
8
1.8%
Robbery
8
1.8%
Bicycle Theft
7
1.6%
Other Crime
6
1.3%
Theft from Person
2
0.4%

Crime Analysis: NR3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in NR3 (42.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.5%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in NR3 has fallen noticeably — by 5.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for NR3 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_down -12.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -5.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.5%

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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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