Crime Rates at Penn Grove, Norwich, NR3 3JP

Penn Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Mile Cross , and the 120th 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 Penn Grove (NR3 3JP) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% higher than the Mile Cross average (114.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Grove (NR3 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rackham Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jewson Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.