Total Crime Rate

1287.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

678.1 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 1287.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 678.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 512.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 282.9 10/10
  • Public order 97.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.9 10/10
  • Other theft 73.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 43.9 10/10
  • Drugs 43.9 10/10
  • Robbery 39.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • 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

Lower Clarence Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 5th 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 Lower Clarence Road (NR1 1ER) in the last 12 months was 1287.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1150.0% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 678.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Clarence Road (NR1 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Koblenz Avenue, where police recorded 216 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Clarence Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Koblenz Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Albion Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albion Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stracey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Library Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Library Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Library Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Library Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A147 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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