Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Edinburgh Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 171st 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 Edinburgh Road (NR2 3RJ) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Nelson average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Road (NR2 3RJ), 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 Edinburgh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Finchley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Helena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Finchley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grant Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grant Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Winter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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