Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

King Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (NR1 1QE) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 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 Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (NR1 1QE), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station 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 Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area 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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A147 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A147 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A147 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Normans Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stepping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Finkelgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Finkelgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Finkelgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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