Total Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coslany Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 187th 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 Coslany Street (NR3 3DT) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Lakenham average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coslany Street (NR3 3DT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwich| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guildhall Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coslany Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coslany Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oak Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Westwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Guildhall Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Lawrence Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Margarets Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Margarets Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margarets Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margarets Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margarets Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Marys Plain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Guildhall Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildhall Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marys Plain | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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