Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scoles Green area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scoles Green (NR1 1PS) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scoles Green (NR1 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 221 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scoles Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greyfriars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lion And Castle Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lion And Castle Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lion And Castle Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timberhill —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Timberhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Timberhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timberhill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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