Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bathurst Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 71st 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 Bathurst Road (NR2 2PP) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Nelson average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bathurst Road (NR2 2PP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bathurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doris Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Pottergate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerleyton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Heigham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Steps —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doris Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Doris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Valley Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Public order Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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