Total Crime Rate

218.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.0 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 218.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thorpe Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 62nd 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 Thorpe Road (NR1 1ES) in the last 12 months was 218.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 147.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorpe Road (NR1 1ES), the main crime hotspot is near Clarence Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kerrison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerrison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kerrison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stracey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kerrison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kerrison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canary Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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