Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 208th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (NR1 2HS) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (NR1 2HS), 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Longmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Finkelgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hobart Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foulgers Opening Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holls Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindley Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ninham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ninham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suncroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakenfields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lakenfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lakenfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakenfields —
Apr 2026Public order Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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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