Total Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eaton , and the 205th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (NR2 1SA) in the last 12 months was 84.5 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (NR2 1SA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Wyatt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper St Giles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach And Horses Row —
Apr 2026Public order Coach And Horses Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach And Horses Row Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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