Total Crime Rate

531.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

207.1 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 531.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 207.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.8 10/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.7 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

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 12th 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 This (NR1 3NX) in the last 12 months was 531.6 per 1,000 residents and was 416.0% 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 200 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 279 (≈ 207.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NR1 3NX, the highest concentration of overall crime is near William Booth Street, where police recorded 337 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in NR1 3NX area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Booth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arcade Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arcade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arcade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arcade Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arcade Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Public order Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Booth Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft William Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary William Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Booth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Booth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons William Booth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order William Booth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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