Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Music House Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 193rd 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 Music House Lane (NR1 1QN) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Music House Lane (NR1 1QN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 235 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Music House Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brooke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Mariners Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thorn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thorn Lane Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Kilderkin Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kilderkin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Normans Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brooke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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