Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ethel Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ethel Road (NR1 4DB) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Crome average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 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 Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ethel Road (NR1 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Clarence Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ethel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stracey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beatrice Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Matthews Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Matthews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosary Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Library Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Old Library Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Library Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Library Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Library Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Telegraph Lane West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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