Total Crime Rate

173.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 173.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Unthank Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 97th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Unthank Road (NR2 2PE) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 269.0% higher than the Nelson average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unthank Road (NR2 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Unthank Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Somerleyton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary The Cedars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Cedars Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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