Total Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grove Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Eaton , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Avenue (NR1 2QB) in the last 12 months was 49.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Eaton average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Avenue (NR1 2QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howard Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regina Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regina Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edward Jordell Plain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Stephens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Stephens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cranworth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regina Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wessex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Grove Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ipswich Grove
Sep 2025Other crime Rowington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Stephens Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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