Total Crime Rate

186.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 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 186.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Unthank Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eaton , and the 90th 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 Unthank Road (NR2 2RB) in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 385.9% higher than the Eaton average (38.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unthank Road (NR2 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Paragon Place. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Unthank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Paragon Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Globe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Trory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paragon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paragon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heigham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grapes Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Pottergate —
Apr 2026Public order Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walpole Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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