Crime Rates at Guardian Road, Norwich, NR5 8PW

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 8PW) 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 8PW), 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.