Total Crime Rate

225.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Recorder Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 60th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Recorder Road (NR1 1BW) in the last 12 months was 225.6 per 1,000 residents and was 119.0% higher than the Lakenham average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recorder Road (NR1 1BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 212 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Of Wales Road (145 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Recorder Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Recorder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aspland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A147 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Old Library Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Matthews Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Matthews Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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