Total Crime Rate

178.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pottergate area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pottergate (NR2 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottergate (NR2 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pottergate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Margarets Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ten Bell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Benedicts Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Benedicts Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Westwick Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandela Close
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre Street
Sep 2025Public order Theatre Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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