Total Crime Rate
74.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (NR1 1PG) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (NR1 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 354 crimes here, including 234 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Horns Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horns Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farmers Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farmers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Farmers Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Farmers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountergate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Cecilia'S Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maidstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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