Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.4 6/10
  • Burglary 30.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russet Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in University , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russet Grove (NR4 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the University average (61.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russet Grove (NR4 7NQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Russet Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penryn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penryn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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