Crime Rates at College Road, Norwich, NR2 3JA

College Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 83rd 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 College Road (NR2 3JA) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (NR2 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.