Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newmarket Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Eaton , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newmarket Road (NR2 2HW) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the Eaton average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newmarket Road (NR2 2HW), the main crime hotspot is near Rutland Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newmarket Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Other crime York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eagle Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
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Data Sources

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