Total Crime Rate
200.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in North Walsham East , and the 11th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .
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 Grove Road (NR28 9ED) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 268.1% higher than the North Walsham East average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Road (NR28 9ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pound Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Walsham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lea | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lea | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pound Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lea | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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