Total Crime Rate

402.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 402.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 97.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • 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

Guardian Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guardian Road (NR5 8PG) in the last 12 months was 402.2 per 1,000 residents and was 754.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 184.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guardian Road (NR5 8PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godric Place, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Guardian Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Godric Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A140
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winchcomb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Godric Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waterman Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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