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Crime in NR9 5EX
How much crime is recorded in NR9 5EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cringleford, Little Melton & Easton
- Council
- South Norfolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,697 (2024)
How safe is NR9 5EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR9 5EX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
NR9 5EXNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft5.24.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 183% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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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.