Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barrett Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 210th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Norwich .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrett Road (NR1 2HY) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrett Road (NR1 2HY), the main crime hotspot is near Arnold Miller Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrett Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lakenfields Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Sunny Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Huxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Miller Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Miller Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arnold Miller Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arnold Miller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Miller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cranage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Long John Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martineau Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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