Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abbey Lane area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 143rd 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 Abbey Lane (NR1 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Lakenham average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Lane (NR1 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 239 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince Of Wales Road (145 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountergate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foulgers Opening Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normans Buildings —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepping Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepping Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepping Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountergate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Of Wales Road —
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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