Total Crime Rate
28.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cardiff Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 79th 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 Cardiff Road (NR2 3HR) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cardiff Road (NR2 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Valley, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avenue Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doris Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doris Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Doris Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Valley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caernarvon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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