Total Crime Rate

2843.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2843.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 2168.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.5 10/10
  • Other theft 86.4 10/10
  • Public order 82.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.9 10/10
  • Robbery 24.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • 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

Bertram Way area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 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 Bertram Way (NR1 1ED) in the last 12 months was 2843.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2561.8% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 527 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 284.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bertram Way (NR1 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Koblenz Avenue, where police recorded 389 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bertram Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Koblenz Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Geoffrey Watling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Geoffrey Watling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Watling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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