Total Crime Rate
2161.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsgate Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 2nd 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 Kingsgate Court (NR2 1TS) in the last 12 months was 2161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1922.8% 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 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 9 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 91.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 525 (≈ 812.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsgate Court (NR2 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peters Street (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lakenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Benedicts Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Benedicts Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Margarets Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Guildhall Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Field East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Giles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Hill | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Guildhall Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildhall Hill | — |
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