Total Crime Rate
350.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025George Pope Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Catton Grove , and the 31st 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 George Pope Road (NR3 3RH) in the last 12 months was 350.4 per 1,000 residents and was 210.2% higher than the Catton Grove average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around George Pope Road (NR3 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bullard Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Catton Grove| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Pope Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harmer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palmer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rackham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rackham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alfred Nicholls Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bullard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bullard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Grove Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brickfield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sleaford Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sleaford Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Pope Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riddlings Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boston Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brickfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodcock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eglington Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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