Crime Rates at Drays Yard, Norwich, NR1 1RL

Drays Yard 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 Drays Yard (NR1 1RL) 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 Drays Yard (NR1 1RL), 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.