Crime Rates at Abbey Lane, Norwich, NR1 1QJ

Abbey Lane area has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 101st 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 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher than the Lakenham average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Lane (NR1 1QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 113 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.