Total Crime Rate

74.7 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 74.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Woodhill Rise area has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 209th 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 Woodhill Rise (NR5 0DW) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhill Rise (NR5 0DW), the main crime hotspot is near Randle Green. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhill Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randle Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gentry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gentry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gentry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beecheno Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beecheno Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randle Green Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bates Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randle Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randle Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randle Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randle Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randle Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Randle Green —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cameron Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randle Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Randle Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randle Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randle Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bates Green —

Data Sources

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