Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Winchcomb Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winchcomb Road (NR2 3UF) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher than the Nelson average (47.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchcomb Road (NR2 3UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godric Place, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Winchcomb Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A140
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waterman Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bowthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Godric Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Godric Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winchcomb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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