Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Railway Cottages area has the 37th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 106th 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 Railway Cottages (NR1 1JW) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Cottages (NR1 1JW), the main crime hotspot is near Clarence Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harbour Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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