Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 22nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 212th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dereham Road (NR2 4DL) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dereham Road (NR2 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Godric Place. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dereham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchcomb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Waterman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godric Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Godric Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Godric Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Godric Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guardian Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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