Total Crime Rate

341.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 341.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.8 10/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greyfriars Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 29th 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 Greyfriars Road (NR1 1PR) in the last 12 months was 341.8 per 1,000 residents and was 231.8% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 218.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyfriars Road (NR1 1PR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Greyfriars Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepping Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greyfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepping Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wensum Street
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub

Data Sources

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