Total Crime Rate
171.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eaton , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Walk (NR1 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 171.8 per 1,000 residents and was 346.9% higher than the Eaton average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Walk (NR1 2QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cecil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafford Road | Under investigation |
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