Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Hellesdon Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Nelson , and the 145th 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 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 164.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hellesdon Road (NR6 5ES), the main crime hotspot is near Gentry Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hellesdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft White Rose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jex Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jex Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jex Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lusher Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jex Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gentry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gentry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gentry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jex Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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