Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wrench Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 137th 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 Wrench Road (NR5 8AS) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 176.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrench Road (NR5 8AS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrench Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bixley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadge Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellowes Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Foxley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Foxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Horning Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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