Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Watson Grove area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 161st highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Grove (NR2 4LE) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% lower than the Mancroft average (442.4 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Grove (NR2 4LE), the main crime hotspot is near Portway Place. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Watson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Adelaide Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodman Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Goodman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arderon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Gambling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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