Crime Rates at Hardy Road, Norwich, NR1 1JN

Hardy Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 78th 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 Hardy Road (NR1 1JN) in the last 12 months was 206.4 per 1,000 residents and was 100.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardy Road (NR1 1JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Koblenz Avenue, where police recorded 216 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Road (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.