Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 95.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Longmead area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 178th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longmead (NR1 2EL) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longmead (NR1 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Cavell Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longmead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Thatched Pavilion Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Hill —
Apr 2026Other theft Longmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birkbeck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huxley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long John Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suncroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springbank —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakenfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakenfields —
Apr 2026Burglary Lakenfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lakenfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Netherwood Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherwood Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindley Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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