Crime Rates at Wrench Road, Norwich, NR5 8AS

Wrench Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 116th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wrench Road (NR5 8AS) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 229.1% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrench Road (NR5 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cadge Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.