Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earlham Green Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 179th 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 Earlham Green Lane (NR5 8HF) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 109.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlham Green Lane (NR5 8HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cadge Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Earlham Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enfield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutchinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earlham West Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cadge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitchford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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