Total Crime Rate
175.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Eaton , and the 94th 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 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 359.1% higher than the Eaton average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Walk (NR1 2QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cecil Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Eaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ipswich Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Grove Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grove Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cecil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aurania Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aurania Avenue | Under investigation |
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