Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old School Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 156th 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 Old School Close (NR5 8BU) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 150.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old School Close (NR5 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beverley Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Irstead Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old School Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldview Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollhouse Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tollhouse Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Earles Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alicante Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldview Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filby Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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