Total Crime Rate
1220.8 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
607.1 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Prince 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.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vedast Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vedast Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prince Of Wales Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Oct 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Oct 2025 | Bicycle theft | Greyfriars Road | Under investigation |
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