Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ranworth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 198th 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 Ranworth Road (NR5 8EA) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ranworth Road (NR5 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horning Close, where police recorded 35 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ranworth Road area

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

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