Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 3/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sotherton Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Eaton , and the 198th lowest 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 Sotherton Road (NR4 7DA) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher than the Eaton average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sotherton Road (NR4 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sotherton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Park Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfax Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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