Crime Rates at Riverside Road, Norwich, NR1 1SN

Riverside Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 64th 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 Riverside Road (NR1 1SN) in the last 12 months was 216.8 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Road (NR1 1SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Recorder Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.