Total Crime Rate

335.3 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 335.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Norwich Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lancaster North , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 373 local areas in North Norfolk .

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 Norwich Road (NR21 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 335.3 per 1,000 residents and was 498.4% higher than the Lancaster North average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 186.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Road (NR21 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ratcliffe Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ratcliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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