Postcode district · Norwich
Crime in NR7
How much crime is recorded in NR7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Broadland
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 46,988 (2024)
NR7Postcode district · Norwich
How safe is NR7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
NR7National
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Shoplifting5.38.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Burglary2.99.1
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.