Total Crime Rate

235.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 235.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northumberland Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northumberland Street (NR2 4EH) in the last 12 months was 235.0 per 1,000 residents and was 399.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 119.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northumberland Street (NR2 4EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armes Street, where police recorded 21 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.

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Crime Over Time in Northumberland Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grant Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Armes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Bartholomews Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Armes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finchley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Finchley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime West End Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Finchley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Armes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Gambling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waddington Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arderon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grant Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Helena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighty'S Opening Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Brighty'S Opening Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighty'S Opening Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighty'S Opening Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waddington Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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