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

Nelson Street 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 Nelson Street (NR2 4DN) 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 Nelson Street (NR2 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Portway Place. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Helena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Helena Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maud Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvoir Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Gambling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Portway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portway Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portway Place Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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