Total Crime Rate

75.5 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 75.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Nelson Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lancaster North , and the 60th highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

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 Road (NR21 9EW) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% higher than the Lancaster North average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (NR21 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rosemary Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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