NR5 has an annual crime rate of 54.46 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in NR5?

As of April 2026, NR5 has an annual crime rate of 54.46 per 1,000 residents, based on 187 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in NR5?

The most common crime type in NR5 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 70 incidents in April 2026 — 37.4% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the NR5 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in NR5: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

NR5 recorded 187 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 3.62 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 21.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring54.46 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment187 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_downCrime down 21.1% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

187

trending_down -24.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

54.46per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

737

Within NR5 district

South Norfolk

51,619

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Petrol Station Map	total: 20 Shoplifting: 17 Anti-social behaviour: 1	20
Bowthorpe Hall Road Map	total: 8 Shoplifting: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2	8
Dereham Road Map	total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2	7
Ernest Gage Avenue Map	total: 6 Shoplifting: 3 Other theft: 1	6
Prince Close Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 1	5
Supermarket Map	total: 5 Shoplifting: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1	5
Swafield Street Map	total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2	4
Petrol Station Map	total: 4 Bicycle theft: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1	4
Godric Place Map	total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1	4
Elderflower Mews Map	total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1	3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

187 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

37.4%

Shoplifting

16.0%

Anti-social Behaviour

13.4%

Criminal Damage & Arson

10.2%

Other Theft

6.4%

Public Order

3.2%

Burglary

3.2%

Vehicle Crime

2.7%

Bicycle Theft

2.7%

Other Crime

2.1%

Drug Offences

1.6%

Theft from Person

0.5%

Weapons Possession

0.5%

Crime Analysis: NR5

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in NR5 (37.4%). Shoplifting (16.0%) and Anti-social Behaviour (13.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in NR5 has fallen sharply — by 21.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for NR5 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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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -24.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -21.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.7%

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