Total Crime Rate

475.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

265.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 475.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 265.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.9 10/10
  • Public order 69.9 10/10
  • Burglary 35.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Drugs 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.0 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wensum Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 15th 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 Wensum Street (NR3 1LA) in the last 12 months was 475.5 per 1,000 residents and was 361.6% higher than the Lakenham average (103.0 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 265.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensum Street (NR3 1LA), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wensum Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Martin-At-Palace Plain Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Andrews Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Quay —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Martin-At-Palace Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Quay —
Apr 2026Other theft Friars Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fye Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Magdalen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fye Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wensum Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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