Crime Rate in Lakenham, ward

Lakenham has the 7th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Norwich district and the 1559th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 126th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lakenham in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Norwich district average (127.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lakenham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 442 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -31.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 533 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lakenham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Peterkin Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.