Norwich South vs Watton

Norwich South has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,838 crimes in the last 12 months. Watton has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 1,070 crimes. Watton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Norwich South shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Watton shows -7.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Norwich South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (986 incidents). In Watton, it is Violent Crime (518 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Norwich South recorded 381 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Watton recorded 137. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Norwich South totalled 986 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 518 in Watton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Norwich South recorded 2,936 crimes (now 2,838, a change of -3.3%). Watton recorded 1,152 crimes previously (now 1,070, -7.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Norwich South has a resolution rate of 18.9% and Watton has 23.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Norwich South falls within the Norfolk Constabulary boundary. Watton is covered by Norfolk Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Norwich South and Watton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.