Total Crime Rate

121.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 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 121.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Unthank Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eaton , and the 149th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Unthank Road (NR2 2RN) in the last 12 months was 121.2 per 1,000 residents and was 215.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unthank Road (NR2 2RN), 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 Unthank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Valley Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerleyton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trory Street Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Trory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Steps —
Apr 2026Other theft Heigham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Globe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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