Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 25th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guardian Road (NR5 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guardian Road (NR5 8PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Godric Place. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Guardian Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Waterman Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A140 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bowthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Godric Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Godric Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winchcomb Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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