Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Springbank area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Lakenham , and the 158th 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 Springbank (NR1 2LB) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springbank (NR1 2LB), 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.

View Crime In Norwich

Crime Over Time in Springbank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birkbeck Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suncroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Long John Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lakenfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Close —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkbeck Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huxley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Longmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springbank —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindley Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 24 of 24

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑