Total Crime Rate

423.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 423.3 10/10
  • Drugs 153.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.9 10/10
  • Other theft 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 12th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 19th 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 King Street (NR1 2DD) in the last 12 months was 423.3 per 1,000 residents and was 296.2% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 123.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (NR1 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Geoffrey Watling Way. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 42 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Geoffrey Watling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Trowse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Watling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trowse Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Geoffrey Watling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Watling Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Geoffrey Watling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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