Total Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

City Road area has the lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (NR1 2HP) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Lakenham average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around City Road (NR1 2HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ninham Street, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherry Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ninham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobart Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suncroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakenfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakenfields —
Apr 2026Burglary Lakenfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lakenfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Longmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Thatched Pavilion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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