Total Crime Rate

164.8 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 164.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

King Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 101st 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 King Street (NR1 1PH) in the last 12 months was 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (NR1 1PH), 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 King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kilderkin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brooke Place Awaiting court outcome
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
Sep 2025Drugs Upper King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Upper King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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