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Mile Cross

Middle area

North Norwich. 11,328 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Mile Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£215,000
Joint 1,831st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,202
Joint 515th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Mile Cross

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mile Cross at a rate of 118.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across Norwich.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences583
Other crime224
Anti-social behaviour197
Criminal damage and arson144
Drug offences56
Vehicle crime48
Shoplifting43
Burglary26
Robbery12
Theft from the person7

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Mile Cross compares

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Median sale price15 middle areas, Norwich · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Norwich15 areas from £175,000 to £352,550. The middle area is £225,500. Mile Cross is £215,000.
£215,0006th cheapest
Population15 middle areas, Norwich · 2021
Population: every middle area in Norwich15 areas from 5,562 to 13,033. The middle area is 10,333. Mile Cross is 11,202.
11,2023rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 middle areas, Norwich · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Norwich15 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Mile Cross is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Norwich · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Norwich15 areas from 49.6% to 99.1%. The middle area is 95.6%. Mile Cross is 96.9%.
96.9%joint 3rd highest

Is Mile Cross safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mile Cross at a rate of 118.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across Norwich.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 133 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mile Cross.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (583), other crime (224) and anti-social behaviour (197).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Norwich

These figures are published for the whole of Norwich, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Norwich and not Mile Cross alone. See Norwich

Average house price
£227,535
Down 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,263
74th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 129th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
26.3
65th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Mile Cross in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mile Cross was £215,000 in 2025.

Mile Cross had 11,202 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Mile Cross live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mile Cross, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.