Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 92.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Lion Wood Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 189th 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 Lion Wood Road (NR1 4PR) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Crome average (110.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Wood Road (NR1 4PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pilling Park Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lion Wood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steepgreen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbegin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbegin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbegin Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Mear Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Mear Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Woodrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodrow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodrow Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newbegin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lion Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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