Total Crime Rate
209.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Paradise Place area has the 29th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 65th 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 Paradise Place (NR1 1QY) in the last 12 months was 209.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paradise Place (NR1 1QY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lakenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farmers Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Golden Ball Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Golden Ball Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Ball Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Farmers Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Normans Buildings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mariners Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Farmers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stepping Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Finkelgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Finkelgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | All Saints Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lion And Castle Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lion And Castle Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Cecilia'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kilderkin Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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