Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Denbigh Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denbigh Road (NR2 3AA) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Nelson average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denbigh Road (NR2 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandringham Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denbigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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