Total Crime Rate

705.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 705.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 364.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.0 10/10
  • Public order 100.8 10/10
  • Other theft 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Earlham Road area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 10th 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 Road (NR2 3PE) in the last 12 months was 705.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1399.3% higher than the Nelson average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 232.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlham Road (NR2 3PE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Earlham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Speedway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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