Total Crime Rate

130.6 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 130.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 136th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Grove (NR2 4LF) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Grove (NR2 4LF), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 26 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 (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodman Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blackhorse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raynham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raynham Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Watson Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddington Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Armes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arderon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Gambling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime West End Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomews Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freeman Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Freeman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paddock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Goodman Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Adelaide Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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