Total Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Melrose Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Eaton , and the 26th 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 Melrose Road (NR4 7PN) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower than the Eaton average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Melrose Road (NR4 7PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waldeck Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Muriel Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muriel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldeck Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muriel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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