Crime Rates at Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1BN

Colegate area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 34th 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 Colegate (NR3 1BN) in the last 12 months was 315.6 per 1,000 residents and was 195.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 112.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colegate (NR3 1BN), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.