Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Crome , and the 166th 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 Lion Wood Road (NR1 4PS) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Wood Road (NR1 4PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newbrgin 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 Supple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbegin Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbegin Close 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 Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrow Place 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbrgin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Womersley Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodrow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbegin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Mear Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supple Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lion Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newbegin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Morse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Mear Gardens

Data Sources

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