Total Crime Rate

183.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 183.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lovelace Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in University , and the 88th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

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 Lovelace Road (NR4 7AE) in the last 12 months was 183.5 per 1,000 residents and was 196.4% higher than the University average (61.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovelace Road (NR4 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near North Park Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lovelace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percival Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Percival Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penryn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penryn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Percival Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person North Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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