Total Crime Rate

123.5 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Clarkson Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 146th 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 Clarkson Road (NR5 8ED) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 162.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarkson Road (NR5 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cadge Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clarkson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lusher Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darrell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Motum Road Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Darrell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Motum Road —
Sep 2025Public order Darrell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Darrell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadge Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadge Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Motum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Motum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Motum Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jex Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jex Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jex Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarkson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jex Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jex Avenue —

Data Sources

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