Total Crime Rate

1220.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

607.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1220.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 607.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 519.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 224.0 10/10
  • Other theft 123.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 94.2 10/10
  • Public order 52.0 10/10
  • Burglary 45.5 10/10
  • Drugs 39.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 35.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.7 10/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prince Of Wales Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 6th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NR1 1LB) in the last 12 months was 1220.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1032.1% higher than the Lakenham average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 187 (≈ 607.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Of Wales Road (NR1 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 462 crimes here, including 258 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vedast Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vedast Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Greyfriars Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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