Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dereham Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 128th 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 Dereham Road (NR2 3TE) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% lower than the Nelson average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dereham Road (NR2 3TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nile Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West End Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dereham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maud Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Helena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Helena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Street —
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Data Sources

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