Total Crime Rate
42.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodcock Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Catton Grove , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodcock Road (NR3 3TE) in the last 12 months was 42.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Catton Grove average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodcock Road (NR3 3TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constitution Hill, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ardney Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ardney Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swinbourne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aylesbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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