Total Crime Rate

534.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 534.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 263.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.0 10/10
  • Public order 54.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earlham House Shops area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 11th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earlham House Shops (NR2 3PD) in the last 12 months was 534.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1074.8% higher than the Nelson average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 178.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlham House Shops (NR2 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earlham House Shops area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caernarvon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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