Total Crime Rate

346.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.7 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 346.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wherry Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 27th 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 Wherry Road (NR1 1XR) in the last 12 months was 346.5 per 1,000 residents and was 236.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -31.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wherry Road (NR1 1XR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 305 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wherry Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A147 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountergate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wherry Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Cecilia'S Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wherry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Recorder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Ann Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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