Total Crime Rate

2074.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

832.8 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 2074.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 832.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 569.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 390.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 368.4 10/10
  • Public order 218.3 10/10
  • Other theft 122.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 114.6 10/10
  • Drugs 97.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 61.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.1 10/10
  • Burglary 31.0 10/10
  • Robbery 31.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
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

Westlegate area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westlegate (NR1 3LR) in the last 12 months was 2074.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1913.5% 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 368 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 538 (≈ 832.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westlegate (NR1 3LR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 565 crimes here, including 198 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westlegate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/209)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Ball Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normans Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepping Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepping Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Golden Ball Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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