Total Crime Rate

412.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 412.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Burglary 42.0 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • 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

Redwell Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 20th 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 Redwell Street (NR2 4SL) in the last 12 months was 412.6 per 1,000 residents and was 286.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 195.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redwell Street (NR2 4SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 304 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Redwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wensum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wensum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Golden Dog Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farmers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Farmers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Hill
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Upper King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Upper King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upper King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Upper King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Hill
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildhall Hill
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper King Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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