Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Beverley Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beverley Road (NR5 8AW) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beverley Road (NR5 8AW), 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 Beverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadge Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Foxley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellowes Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bixley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Horning Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old School Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old School Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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