Total Crime Rate

529.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 529.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.2 10/10
  • Public order 38.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Robbery 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wessex Street area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eaton , and the 13th 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 Wessex Street (NR2 2SP) in the last 12 months was 529.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1276.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 232.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Street (NR2 2SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 53 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 Wessex Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach And Horses Row —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kimberley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley 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 2026Drugs Chapel Field East Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Field East Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edward Jordell Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephens Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephens Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trix Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Stephens Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Wyatt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Brunswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Globe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coach And Horses Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach And Horses Row Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Field Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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