Total Crime Rate

273.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 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 273.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 177.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Public order 35.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Onley Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eaton , and the 40th 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 Onley Street (NR2 2EA) in the last 12 months was 273.1 per 1,000 residents and was 610.5% higher than the Eaton average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Onley Street (NR2 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Onley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerleyton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Valley Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Cedars —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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