Total Crime Rate

22.3 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 22.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cardiff Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 62nd 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 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Road (NR2 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near College Road, where police recorded 10 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 Cardiff Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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