Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR1 4QA
How much crime is recorded in NR1 4QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heartsease & Pilling Park
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,333 (2024)
How safe is NR1 4QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR1 4QA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR1 4QANational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Anti-social behaviour24.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order5.94.6
Burglary5.59.1
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.