Total Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cathedral Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 124th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cathedral Street (NR1 1LU) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathedral Street (NR1 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 352 crimes here, including 214 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cathedral Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Recorder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prince Of Wales Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Greyfriars Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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