Crime Rates at Nelson Street, Norwich, NR2 4DR

Nelson Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 102nd highest 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 4DR) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Mancroft average (442.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (NR2 4DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Devonshire Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nile Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.