Crime Rates at Dunston Cottages, Norwich, NR1 2BN

Dunston Cottages area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 154th 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 Dunston Cottages (NR1 2BN) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunston Cottages (NR1 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geoffrey Watling Way (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.