Total Crime Rate

170.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • 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
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

Suffolk Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eaton , and the 104th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Suffolk Square (NR2 2BW) in the last 12 months was 170.5 per 1,000 residents and was 343.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suffolk Square (NR2 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Globe Place (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Suffolk Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerleyton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Globe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heigham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
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Data Sources

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