Total Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 22.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dereham Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 64th 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 Dereham Road (NR2 3AW) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dereham Road (NR2 3AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brighty'S Opening, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nicholas Mews (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dereham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime West End Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Helena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brighty'S Opening Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighty'S Opening Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighty'S Opening Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighty'S Opening Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grant Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grant Street —
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Finchley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Finchley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Armes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Winter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Road —
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Data Sources

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