Total Crime Rate

404.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 404.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 195.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 21st 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 Cathedral Street (NR1 1LX) in the last 12 months was 404.3 per 1,000 residents and was 278.5% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 220.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cathedral Street (NR1 1LX), 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 Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recorder Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Recorder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Recorder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Recorder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Recorder Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recorder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recorder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recorder Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Martin-At-Palace Plain Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin-At-Palace Plain
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Martin-At-Palace Plain 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 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Recorder 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 2025Public order Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishopgate
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A147 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A147 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A147 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper King Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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