Total Crime Rate
212.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
90.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barker Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mancroft , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barker Street (NR2 4TN) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Mancroft average (419.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 90.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barker Street (NR2 4TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boot Binders Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Kiln Mews (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Boot Binders Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boot Binders Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Kiln Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boot Binders Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boot Binders Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boot Binders Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lime Kiln Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lime Kiln Mews | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lime Kiln Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Kiln Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derby Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clickers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Watering | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Barker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Martins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martins Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Raynham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raynham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Russell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boot Binders Road | — |
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