Crime Rates at London Street, Norwich, NR2 1JT

London Street 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 London Street (NR2 1JT) 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 London Street (NR2 1JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 312 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (132 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.