Crime Rates at Wood Street, Norwich, NR1 3RD

Wood Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eaton , and the 46th 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 Wood Street (NR1 3RD) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (NR1 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.