Postcode · Norwich
Crime in NR2 3LB
How much crime is recorded in NR2 3LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlham Road & College Road
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,636 (2024)
NR2 3LBNorwich
How safe is NR2 3LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR2 3LB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
NR2 3LBNational
Shoplifting13.98.4
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Public order3.74.6
Burglary3.09.1
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 61% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.