Crime Rates at Earlham Road, Norwich, NR2 3RQ

Earlham Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 68th 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 Earlham Road (NR2 3RQ) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Nelson average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlham Road (NR2 3RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gunton Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lubbock Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.