Crime Rates at Earlham Road, Norwich, NR4 7HR

Earlham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in University , and the 156th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earlham Road (NR4 7HR) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% higher than the University average (61.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlham Road (NR4 7HR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.