Total Crime Rate
118.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hellesdon Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 151st 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 Hellesdon Road (NR6 5ES) in the last 12 months was 118.2 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 160.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hellesdon Road (NR6 5ES), the main crime hotspot is near Gentry Place. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gentry Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gentry Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Rose Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Rose Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Rose Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Rose Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Rose Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Jex Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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